Daily Word Of God
Matthew 18:23-25a, 27-29a, 30b, 32-35
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘And so the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; but he had no means of paying. And the servant’s master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and cancelled the debt.
‘Now as this servant went out, he happened to meet a fellow servant who owed him one hundred denarii; and he seized him by the throat and began to throttle him. “Pay what you owe me” he said. His fellow servant fell at his feet and implored him. He had him thrown into prison till he should pay the debt.
‘Then the master sent for him. “You wicked servant,” he said.
“I cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed to me. Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow servant just as I had pity on you?” And in his anger the master handed him over to the torturers till he should pay all his debt.
‘And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- In today’s Gospel Jesus asserts that we must forgive in order to be forgiven. If we do not forgive our neighbours when God forgives us constantly and unconditionally, we are making a mockery of God’s mercy and forgiveness.
- Jesus’ parable in today’s Gospel highlights this clearly. Mercy and justice go together.
- Ask Jesus to give us all the graces we need to be more forgiving and merciful like Him, when we are challenged to live out such virtues.
- Ask Jesus to give us all the graces we need to be more forgiving and merciful like Him, when we are challenged to live out such virtues.