The West needs to look at the parallels between Jesus Christ’s parable of the Prodigal Son, and this situation over Russia. The West is behaving like the second son who could not accept it that the prodigal came home. Other lessons of Jesus warn that if forgiveness is withheld, God too may withdraw it from the ones who do not forgive and do not extend mercy. Yes, USSR committed many sins in the eyes of the West but this is not the time of the USSR. Refusal to accept this fact can push Russia back into that behaviour but worse still is that it can turn the West into something more sinful: and God will likely withhold mercy from the West if the West does not mercifully forgive and open its hearts to the new Russia. We need to realise that Jesus Christ gave his Father’s teachings to us to lead us away from sins that would otherwise destroy us. He is the one who saves us sinners from our sins.
