Question

From the perspective of the Alliance and as a believer or not, what would you do to reconcile a relationship that is irretrievably broken, starting from the postulates of forgiveness and mercy for a good coexistence.

Answer 1

Jesus teaching that God's forgiveness and mercy are contingent upon our first forgiving others. Unconditional mercy by forgiving trespasses is required, even when the offender does not have remorse. Forgiveness is a personal choice to show mercy to the offender and, accordingly, requires an act of mercy on the part of the offended person. In addition, forgiveness shows an openness to reconciliation, which is an act of justice requiring collaboration and participation by both the offender and the offended to restore the relationship.
In The Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to maintain a disposition of forgiveness and openness to reconciliation as a condition for God’s forgiveness. St. Aquinas explains that “whoever is so disposed that he is prepared to give pardon to anyone who asks, he will not lose the fruit of this prayer as long as in general he does not have hatred for anyone. Therefore, a person who has chosen forgiveness and who is open and ready for reconciliation indicates the reality of a decision that is not dependent upon a request from the offender, but on the mercy and love within his interior.
The words of St. John Paul, in his message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace, summarize the thesis of this paper wonderfully:

“My reasoned conviction, confirmed in turn by biblical revelation, is that the shattered order cannot be fully restored except by a response that combines justice with forgiveness. The pillars of true peace are justice and that form of love which is forgiveness. The followers of Christ, baptized into his redeeming Death and Resurrection, must always be men and women of mercy and forgiveness.”