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How Many Times Jesus?

Then Peter came and said to him,  “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me,  how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”   Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but,  I tell you, seventy-seven times.  From Matthew 18:21-35   Twenty two years have passed since I watched the destruction of the Twin Towers and attempt of the Pentagon.  Instantly, the world and everything i knew was different and the world as was changed forever. September 11, 2001, feels like a lifetime ago. A calamity like that provides a major historical divider, but it's impossible to understand and use in my daily life. So, I find other opportunities to use as markers othat are evidence of God's sustaining grace my daily life.  Peter’s question here is one that may cause us to look in two directions. One direction is looking back at 9/11 trying to understand it and grieve the destruction and violence.  The other is looking forward by celebrating the cou...