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In this week's Gospel passage, Peter asks Jesus how many times he must forgive someone who sins against him, suggesting seven times. Jesus replies, “Not seven times, but seventy times seven,” a number that underscores the limitless nature of forgiveness. He then tells the parable of a king who forgives his servant’s enormous debt, but that servant refuses to forgive a fellow servant’s small debt. This passage is a call to live in the reality of God’s mercy: to recognize that we have been forgiven beyond measure, and to extend that same forgiveness freely and without limit. It challenges us to see forgiveness not as a transaction but as a reflection of the grace we have received, so that the Kingdom of Heaven and our own lives may be marked by compassion, reconciliation, and love.

 
Love keeps no account of wrongs
 
Then Peter came up to him and asked, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy times seven.”
 
Lord of Mercy, you have forgiven us more than we could ever repay. Teach our hearts to forgive without counting, to release every debt, every wound, every grudge. Heal the places in us that resist mercy and fill us with the compassion of Your Son. May we remember always that we live by Your grace, and that Your Kingdom is built on love without measure. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make our hearts like Yours. Amen.
Scripture:  Matthew 21-22 (NCB)
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