Forgiveness

“Lord if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” asked Peter the apostle. “Jesus answered, I say to you, not seven times but seventy seven times (Mt 18:21-22).” Jesus message is clear: God forgives incalculably, exceeding all measure. This is how God is; He acts out of love and gratuitously. We cannot repay Him but, when we forgive a brother or a sister,…