By saving us, God has brought us out of sinful ways to a different way. We no longer focus on resentment and vengeance because He has called us to forgiveness as a way of life.
When St. Peter asks about how many times he should forgive, Jesus moves him beyond thinking numerically to infinitely forgiving.
We remember how in great love God has forgiven us when we had no ability to make up for our sins. Forgiveness is such a great gift, and compels us live in such a way constantly extending forgiveness. No longer are we to be stuck in the mire of resentment that eats away at us, but experience the freedom of forgiveness, which God makes possible in our lives through His abundant kindness in the Paschal Mystery. He is now Lord of all, and our living is now directed by Him, as we forgive from the heart.
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