We saw in Peter's question concerning forgiveness is quite opportune as it is necessary for all of us to be able to forgive our brothers and sisters even before we try to correct them. It is appropriately said, ''Time heals all the wounds.'' Perhaps the single remedy that allows forgiveness of any offence is time. In the first part of the parable, the servant pleads with the master to ''have patience''. Here, in fact, he is pleading  for some extra time to pay off his debt. But the master anticipates that time. He forgives the servant's debt. The grace of mercy of the master acts even before time had a chance to act. But unfortunately the servant fails to understand the gift of master's mercy and the value of time. Though he benefited from the time, he failed to make use of his time to work toward the salvation of his soul by sharing his time and forgiveness with others. We have been given time to make up for what is lost. Our offences have been freely forgiven to share the same with our fellow human beings who need it desperately. The parable of the wicked servant makes clear that justice and mercy come one after the other. Our whole life as Christians is summed up in this one query of the master: ''Should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on you?"