Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, November 13th, 2022

 Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, November 13th, 2022

In the Eighteenth Chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew, we hear a conversation between St. Peter and Our Blessed Lord concerning the subject of forgiveness.  St. Peter being St. Peter tried to impress Our Lord with his answer when he asked if we should forgive those who do wrong to us seven times.  Our Lord responded that we should forgive our enemies not only seven times but seventy times seven times.  To prove the point, Our Blessed Saviour told the parable of the king who was merciful and forgave the man who owed him "10,000 talents."  But this same man who was shown such mercy and forgiveness by the king refused himself to show mercy to someone who owed him a mere "hundred pence."  And when the king heard about this episode he was very angry and had the man thrown into prison until he made good on the ten-thousand talents he owed.   And then Our Lord states:  "So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses"  (St. Matthew 18)  Two observations here:  Number one, forgiving those who trespass against us is probably one of the most difficult things we will ever have to do in this life.  Next, that being said everyone of us should heed the words of Our Blessed Saviour.  In the parable which Our Lord spoke, He pointed out that the king was irate that the man who had just been shown such compassion would not show the same compassion to someone else.  Are we like that?  Do we beg God for forgiveness for the wrongs we have done and yet refuse to forgive those who have done wrong to us?  Forgiveness is hard.  It is difficult.  But we must learn to forgive others if we want God to forgive us.   

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.