When the Debt Is Canceled
““A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?””Luke 7:41–42
An unpaid bill can follow us through an ordinary day. We may put the paper away, but we still know what it says. Shame can work like that too. Even while we carry on with work or conversation, we may keep a private account of things we wish we could undo. We wonder whether those failures will always be the first thing...