Forgiveness

St Matthew 18:23-35
“Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made...”

This is kind of a long passage to type out, but it is certainly powerful. After the servant is forgiven, he comes upon a servant of his own who owed him a hundred pence, and demands it of him. When he can’t pay, he has him thrown into jail. The lord hears of it and says

“O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?”

Wow. It’s such a powerful lesson.