So, dear friends, if you are dismayed, discouraged, and disgusted by what you see around you, then do your part to break the cycle. Practice radical forgiveness. Practice it with me over and over and over and over and over again. And then, bit by bit, we might just heal the wounds of this world in Jesus’ name. Together, you and I can compose a different version of today’s parable - one where we replace cycles of vengeance with cycles of persevering peace.