Forgiveness (Vol 3 No 44)
When Jesus told his stories
He often was extreme;
When teaching on forgiveness
He spoke of God’s regime.
“A king had men who served him;
When settling each account
One servant owed ten million –
A grossly huge amount.
The king was very angry;
He said, ‘He must be sold
Together with his assets,
His family young and old.’
This servant cried for mercy;
At such an awful threat!
The king was moved to pity,
And so forgave the debt.
“This servant then decided
To settle an account;
A fellow servant owed him
A very small amount;
The debt of just one hundred
Was small by any scale;
But when he could not pay him
He threw the man in jail.
“When other servants heard this
They all were most distressed;
They told the king the story;
He would not let it rest;
He called the wicked servant;
His anger quickly grew;
‘You should have shown him mercy
As I have shown to you.’ ”
This question of forgiveness -
For us to answer now –
Should we forgive each other?
To what extent and how?
Is seven times sufficient?
For Jesus, he said, “No;
Forgiveness knows no limit;
My story tells you so.”
Tune Penlan AHB 504 TiS 588
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