Beat the Bunny

Thursday September 15th, Matthew 18: 21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" 22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. Jesus is not just leading Peter in a higher math class, he is calling him to forgive and forgive and forgive. And what does Peter do after forgiving and forgiving and forgiving, he is called to forgive again and again and again and again……. until the forgiveness works. We are called to do the same in our lives. It’s not always easy, it’s not always fun, it is the only thing in the long run that works. It is the way God forgives us. When it comes to forgiveness, God wants us to outdo the Energizer Bunny. Forgiving doesn’t mean being a doormat. Sometimes forgiving means we need to change our part of the equation. Continuing the conflict as is does not work, retaliation only turns us into what we dislike about the other, the only thing that works is to forgive and change the situation.