Peter approached Jesus and asked him,
“Lord, if my brother sins against me,
how often must I forgive him?
As many as seven times?”
Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. (Mt 18:21-19:1)

The question about forgiveness is still with us today . . . because forgiving others is about the hardest thing we have to do. We usually measure out forgiveness and we’re often quite stingy at it. Perhaps the Cross teaches us why being generous in forgiving is important.