Mach 10

 Peter went up to Jesus and said "Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me, as often as seven times?"

Jesus answered "Not seven but seventy seven".

Do you hold grudges? Do they make you happy? Give you peace? Of course they don't. They are obstacles. Like lead weights on your heart. Does someone hold a grudge against you? They don't visit you because of it. They don't message you. 

In today's Gospel Jesus makes up a story to illustrate how he expects us to act. It could have gone like this...

There was an older brother Richard who decided to get back the money his slightly younger brother Robert owed him. But Robert had no way of paying and begged "just give me time and to sell my cello and violin and house and I will repay you". Richard felt sorry for him so cancelled the whole debt. When Robert left he ran into Peter and said "Pay what you owe me". Peter said "just give me time to sell some expensive wine I have and three story house in Thorndon". 

But Robert said no and demanded the money now or he would get a lawyer. Peter told Richard who became very angry. "Wicked Robert, did not I cancel all your debts and were you not morally bound to do the same to Peter?". So Richard made Robert sell everything and live on the street and become a begger. Then Jesus said "that is how my heavenly father will treat you unless you each forgive each other from the heart".

Have fun and repent if you sin. The Father will forgive.