In short, we are called to show mercy because mercy has first been shown to us. Pardoning offences becomes the clearest expression of merciful love, and for us Christians it is an imperative from which we cannot excuse ourselves.
Kwa kifupi, tumeitwa kuonyesha huruma kwa sababu huruma imeonyeshwa kwetu kwanza. Kusamehe makosa inakuwa kitendo dhahiri cha upendo wenye huruma na kwa sisi Wakristo ni wajibu ambao hatuwezi kuukwepa.