When Peter asked Jesus how oft he had to forgive his brother who had sinned against him, he himself suggested that seven times should be enough. Peter is quite generous here: for example, from the book of the prophet Amos, we can see that God is ready to forgive wrongdoings three times, but not the fourth time.

The true throne of the eternal King is the Cross of Calvary. From this Cross our true and loving King reigns over all – as the one who has reconciled by his blood all things unto Himself, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. He has given himself in love.

The King in today’s Gospel parable is God our Father. The son of the King is God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. We are the ones invited to His wedding feast. God has betrothed us to His Son when He accepted us as His children in baptism.

What’s wrong with us? This question is often asked both publicly and privately. When asked publicly, it concerns all of humanity and is mostly related to wars, crime, and all sorts of social evils. Why can’t we live in peace, goodness, love, and harmony? How is it possible that after each “war to end all wars” another war will soon be started again? When will this killing and destruction ever end?

Everyone has seen a movie scene in which two main characters, good and evil, fight either on a bridge or on the roof of a skyscraper. Sometimes the scene ends with the evil one falling over the edge, and then at the last moment, the good one grabs him and tries to save him. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn’t.