How much is enough? In Matthew’s Gospel, Peter asks that question, but with a very specific idea in mind. How much do I have to forgive my brother? How many times? Seven? That should be enough, right? Right? But what followed probably wasn’t what Peter expected. “Jesus answered, ‘I say to you, not seven times…
The challenging call to forgiveness
‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’ by Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Photo: OSV News /courtesy National Gallery of Art.
