The Rev. Dorian Mulvey
Jesus has just spoken about the way to handle disagreements and conflicts – he instructs his disciples – be direct in addressing conflict but be direct with love. Peter gets up the nerve to ask the next obvious question – “Master, I understand that relationships are important but – exactly how many times do I have to forgive someone who hurts me?” Peter is willing to buy into this whole forgiveness stuff but he wants to place some sort of reasonable limit on things. Yet, knowing that Jesus always manages to push out the envelope, Peter quickly adds – “Seven – is it seven times?” Peter is just about ready