Peter
asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive the offenses of my brother or
sister? Seven times?” Jesus answered, “No, not seven times, but seventy-seven
times.
This
story throws light on the kingdom of Heaven: A king decided to settle accounts
with his servants. Among the first of them was one who owed him ten thousand
pieces of gold. As the man could not repay the debt, the king commanded that he
be sold as a slave with his wife, his children and all his goods, as repayment.
The
servant threw himself at the feet of the king and said, ‘Give me time, and I
will pay you back everything.’ The king took pity on him, and not only set him
free, but even canceled his debt.
When this
servant left the king’s presence, he met one of his fellow servants, who owed
him a hundred pieces of silver. He grabbed him by the throat and almost choked
him, shouting, ‘Pay me what you owe!’ His fellow servant threw himself at his
feet and begged him, ‘Give me time, and I will pay everything.’ But the other
did not agree, and sent him to prison until he had paid all his debt.
Now the
servants of the king saw what had happened. They were extremely upset, and so
they went and reported everything to their lord. Then the lord summoned his
servant and said, ‘Wicked servant, I forgave you all that you owed me when you
begged me to do so. Weren’t you bound to have pity on your fellow servant, as I
had pity on you?’ The lord was now angry. He handed the wicked servant over to
be punished, until he had paid the whole debt.”
Jesus
added, “So will my heavenly Father do with you, unless you sincerely forgive
your brothers and sisters.”
Repleksiyon:
Pinaka-malisod na buluhaton an pagpasaylo. Duro an mga
nakasaya dato na usahay makalaong kita na dili sila nato mapasaylo.
Pero an sugo an ato Ginoo: pasayluon nato an mga nakasaya
dato, dili lamang kon siyete kapil’on an pagpasaylo kundili setenta ka pil’on
an siyete pa an ato pagpasaylo sa mga nakasaya dato.
Ato dumdumon an jaon tag-laong na “to err is human and to
forgive divine.”
