Welcome. Today we're going to explore one of the most central, and yet most challenging, aspects of the Christian faith: the scandalous and transformative power of divine forgiveness. In a world that is so deeply inclined to keep score, to nurse its wounds, and to demand payment for every debt, the message of Jesus Christ arrives to upend all of our worldly logic. It's a message that says the slate can be wiped clean, that the debt can be canceled, and that the past does not have the final say.