Remember Mercy

Note:  Evidently the deadline for posting was changed again...you will receive two slices today, I hope.

When Jesus answered Peter's question about the appropriate range of forgiveness, "seven times" (the Hebrew euphemism for "unlimited", Jesus replied, "seventy-seven times", a multiple of seven to emphasize "limitless".  This is a tall order, but as we pray in Psalm 25,  God's mercy is limitless and "from of old". and is the model for ours.  God shows sinners the way and teaches the humble his way. (cf. Ps 25: 8-9).  If we remember the zillions of times we have asked for mercy and forgiveness and have received it, it will help us to lavish forgiveness limitlessly on those who have offended us.  It will help us today, if we remember God's mercies to us, just in the past week, we'll see how kind and merciful he is, and how he gently invites us to be the same.
Bro. Rene