A woman with fourteen children, ages one through fourteen, sued her husband for divorce on the grounds of desertion. "When did he desert you?" the judge asked. "Thirteen years ago," she replied. "If he left thirteen years ago, where did all these children come from?" asked the judge. "Oh," said the woman, "he kept coming back to say he was sorry."

Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven." This is a hard teaching. A villager said to the little monk: "My neighbor slapped me. Should I forgive him?" "Yes," answered the little monk. "How many times should I forgive my neighbor?" the villager asked. "How many times did he slap you?" asked the…