--- title: Daily Gospel Reflection for March 26, 2019 description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/2019/03/26/daily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019/#) # Daily Gospel Reflection for March 26, 2019 Mar 26, 2019 4:01:19 AM  |  by [Cathy Gilmore](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/cathy-gilmore) Receive Daily Gospel Reflections in your inbox ***Today's Gospel: [Matthew 18:21-35](http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032619.cfm)*** Today's Gospel is the story Jesus told of the unforgiving servant. Though this servant begged for mercy and was forgiven of a tremendous debt, he did not pass on that mercy to others. This story is a vivid illustration of "what goes around, comes around” when we allow self-preservation to drive our choices and habits. What, perhaps selfish, choices got the servant into such a huge debt to the king to begin with? The consequences affected his entire family. They were headed into slavery or prison. But the king, like God our heavenly King, treats the reckless servant with compassion and doesn’t just lessen the debt, but forgives it entirely. If the servant had treated others with that same kind of compassion, loving mercy would have passed through many lives to make this a joyful circle story. Unfortunately, in this cautionary tale, we see that when we refuse to treat others with the mercy and compassion that God lavishes upon us, God allows our selfishness to result in our own self-destruction instead. Rather than allowing ourselves to be weighed down by self-indulgence, debt, anger, and reluctance to forgive, let’s choose the path of today’s saint, Margaret of Clitherow. She was literally crushed for her Catholic faith, but she was completely liberated in that sacrifice as a martyr. Her life of spiritual generosity was a circle story of sacrifice, compassion and mercy that she received in abundance in the presence of God. ### Ponder: How am I allowing my reluctance to forgive to weigh me down today? ### Pray: Jesus, please allow the mercy that I have received from You to flow generously from my heart in mercy and compassion for others. --- *Copyright 2019 Cathy Gilmore* **Receive CatholicMom.com newsletters in your inbox, including the Daily Gospel Reflection each morning!** * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name * **Interests ** Daily Digest Daily Gospel Reflections Sunday Brunch Specials Catholic Mom.com Book Club   [![Gospel Reflections 800x800 gold outline](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gospel-Reflections-800x800-gold-outline-400x400.png)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gospel-Reflections-800x800-gold-outline.png) ### Share this article [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F03%2F26%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F03%2F26%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F03%2F26%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Daily%20Gospel%20Reflection%20for%20March%2026%2C%202019) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F03%2F26%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.catholicmom.com%2Fdaily-gospel%2F2019%2F03%2F26%2Fdaily-gospel-reflection-for-march-26-2019%2F%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ** #### About the Author ![CatholicMom Logo](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/favicon-catholicmom.png) ### [Cathy Gilmore](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/cathy-gilmore) Cathy Gilmore is an award-winning author, educator, and founder of the [Virtue Literacy Project](https://virtuesearch.com/), an innovative approach to family virtue formation. 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