Matthew 18:33 (NRSV)
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Verse 33Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?'
Devotion
So says the master to the slave whose grand debt he had forgiven, who then denied another that same forgiveness. We can’t wiggle out of this one. We are forgiven; we need to forgive. It’s that simple. It’s that hard. You haven’t been forgiven much, you say? You don’t feel like that big a sinner? You haven’t lived long enough. Just wait. Practice forgiveness now and you’ll be good at it when your big one comes along.
Prayer
Have mercy on me, God. My heart shrinks sometimes. My head, too. Fill me up with your compassion for the sake of my neighbor. Amen.