24th Sunday in Ordinary Time — Forgiveness
How many times are we supposed to forgive someone who has hurt us? In Matthew 18:21–35, Peter asks Jesus that very question. Jesus’ answer challenges us to stop keeping score and remember how much mercy we ourselves have received.
Forgiveness does not mean pretending the wound didn’t matter. It doesn’t excuse what happened, erase necessary boundaries, or automatically restore trust. Forgiveness means refusing to allow someone else’s actions to control the rest of our lives.
Sometimes the person we need to forgive is another person. Sometimes it is ourselves.
This Sunday, Jesus invites us to put down the weight of resentment, surrender the debt to Him, and discover the freedom that comes from mercy.
“What you did will no longer have the final word in my life. Jesus will.”
✝️ Matthew 18:21–35
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