Jesus this Sunday responding to a question instructs with another parable.
Peter approached Jesus and asked
him,
"Lord, if my brother sins
against me,
how often must I forgive?
As many as seven times?"
Jesus answered, "I say to
you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.
That is why the kingdom of heaven
may be likened to a king
who decided to settle accounts
with his servants.
When he began the accounting,
a debtor was brought before him
who owed him a huge amount.
Since he had no way of paying it
back,
his master ordered him to be sold,
along with his wife, his children,
and all his property,
in payment of the debt.
At that, the servant fell down,
did him homage, and said,
'Be patient with me, and I will
pay you back in full.'
Moved with compassion the master
of that servant
let him go and forgave him the
loan.
When that servant had left, he
found one of his fellow servants
who owed him a much smaller
amount.
He seized him and started to choke
him, demanding,
'Pay back what you owe.'
Falling to his knees, his fellow
servant begged him,
'Be patient with me, and I will
pay you back.'
But he refused.
Instead, he had the fellow servant
put in prison
until he paid back the debt.
Now when his fellow servants saw
what had happened,
they were deeply disturbed, and
went to their master
and reported the whole affair.
His master summoned him and said
to him, 'You wicked servant!
I forgave you your entire debt
because you begged me to.
Should you not have had pity on
your fellow servant,
as I had pity on you?'
Then in anger his master handed
him over to the torturers
until he should pay back the whole
debt.
So will my heavenly Father do to
you,
unless each of you forgives your
brother from your heart."
~Mt
18:21-35
Jeff Cavins gives a masterful sermon on this
passage..
Meditation: “That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants."
What will your account be when it is settled?
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