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Gospel Reading for November 05, 2026 – Luke 15: 1-10
UNFORGIVABLE
The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus addressed this parable to them.“What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. “Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ In just the same way, I tell you,there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
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There are people who think that the sins they have committed in life are too many and UNFORGIVABLE. The good news is found in today’s Gospel. God would go to great lengths to look for one lost sheep out of a hundred, even leaving the ninety-nine behind. Although people may be judgmental and look down on sinners, their opinions should not discourage us from seeking God’s forgiveness. After all, everyone is a sinner, and we are all in need of salvation.
What matters most is that all of us are included in the prayer of Jesus in John 6:39: “And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.”
It is never too late to repent and change our ways. As long as we are alive, we are given the opportunity to turn back to God and receive his mercy. Let us not waste it!
Lord Jesus, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Amen.
