Week 528–Gospel Reflection– Fr Mike Delaney–At What Cost-2-Boundless Mercy

Gospel Reflection– Fr Mike Delaney–At What Cost-2-Boundless Mercy (Fr Mike Delaney continues his multi-week reflection series that he is calling At What Cost. Today's Gospel then takes us beyond what the limits of our human experience are. We hear Peter ask Jesus, Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me. Jesus' response tells him and is further developed in the parable that the mercy and love of God is not limited by our human imagining but is boundless. Using the price of silver, the 10,000 talents would be almost $300 million, so for the king to forgive that kind of level of debt is beyond our imagining. The 2nd man owning the first servant 100 denarii is the equivalent of 100 days wages, which is around $34,000. What does this story mean for us in the light of God's generosity? Do I recognise that the first servant is a Jesus image, someone who gave everything for me, and that I frequently am the second servant who really struggles to forgive my sister and my brother? A question for today is: Will it cost me to look at forgiveness differently so that I can see God's mercy being poured out both as justice and compassion in every moment of my day?)