A Second Chance

Looking at our own lives, we can appreciate a second chance.  We flub and flub, and really, it comes down to an unlimited number of second chances.  Where would we be without them?  So it was when Jesus told Peter to forgive, "not seven times, but seventy-seven times." (Mt 18: 22).  The parable Jesus uses to illustrate his point is clear: "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? (Mt 18: 32-33). Yes, the lack of compassion, the blindness is obvious.  "Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us"  It's a two-way street.  Above all, we who have been forgiven so often by God cannot in conscience withhold forgiveness from others.   We all need that second chance."
Bro. Rene