In Matthew 18, Jesus turns Lamech’s seventy-sevenfold vengeance into seventy-sevenfold forgiveness. The forgiven servant, however, remains trapped in a world of debts, using his freedom to build another prison. This parable asks what we will do with the mercy we receive. God’s forgiveness does not merely release us from the past; it gives us agency over what happens next.
Resurrection does more than celebrate an empty tomb. In John 20, Jesus forms a community shaped by peace and forgiveness. To wounded disciples carrying fear, regret, and failure, Christ breathes the Spirit and sends them out. The church becomes a people learning to forgive others—and themselves—in a wounded world.
In Luke 17:5-10, Jesus calls disciples to faithful, repeated forgiveness. Even mustard-seed-sized faith is enough to trust God’s mercy and see God’s possibility in others. Forgiveness is relational, ordinary, and essential to life in Christ—not a heroic feat, but a daily participation in God’s renewing work in the world.
Is there any way that I have harmed you that I am unaware of?
“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins…” Like a tornado, I stormed through life, leaving behind total destruction. Broken relationships, fractured friendships, severed connections…. As overdramatic as that sounds, part of me wonders if it isn’t dramatic enough. When... Continue Reading →
Micah Krey 