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• A king forgives a servant who owes him 10,000 talents.
• That same servant jails another servant for nonpayment of a far smaller debt.
• The king brings the first servant back and throws him in the same jail cell as the other servant.
• Jesus is telling a joke.

• True forgiveness isn’t retracted.
• But true forgiveness must be accepted.
• Illustration: A sweepstakes winner wouldn’t worry about a $2 debt.
• Americans struggle with gratitude.
• If we’re grateful for God’s forgiveness, we will also forgive others.