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 18:21-22)

For stingy people like us, Peter asks the right question: “How often must i forgive, as many as seven times?” But no one is prepared for the Lord’s reply: “Not seven times but seventy-seven times!”