4.20- We know humans long for good, deep family connections.

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We know humans long for good, deep family connections.

Since family and family love is messy we must keep our focus on mercy and compassion toward all wandering sheep.

Some religious people are more focused testing Jesus and his followers than truly helping people in the long term. They want to put the holy spirit in their logical boxes.

We teach the best way to live as family, but none of us lives up it it, thus the need for the forgiveness message of the cross on this Easter weekend. In our hearts, we say to Jesus what the repentant thief said, "Lord remember me." then we can go where they went when they breathed their last breath. Paradise.

We forgive others as we have been forgiven and live in the hope and joy of the empty tomb. 2025 years ago. Love, romance and little children at Easter are so beautiful.

The best of all things are possible because God's love makes them possible. We more we release our white knuckle grip on our lives, the more the blessed family life is ours. Happy Easter 2025.

Matthew 18

21 Then Peter came up and said to Him, “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me and I still forgive him? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus *said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to [w]seventy-seven times.

23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven [x]is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 And when he had begun to settle them, one who owed him [y]ten thousand talents was brought to him. 25 But since he [z]did not have the means to repay, his master commanded that he be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment be made. 26 So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.’ 27 And the master of that slave felt compassion, and he released him and forgave him the [aa]debt. 28 But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred [ab]denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe!’ 29 So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’ 30 But he was unwilling, [ac]and went and threw him in prison until he would pay back what was owed. 31 So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their master all that had happened. 32 Then summoning him, his master *said to him, ‘You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?’ 34 And his master, moved with anger, handed him over to the [ad]torturers until he would repay all that was owed him. 35 My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your [ae]heart.”