Forgive, Seventy-Seven Times
Peter came and said to him, Lord, if my brother or sister sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times? Jesus said to him, Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
Matthew 18:21-22
Peter proposed seven forgivenesses, more than double the rabbinic standard, and likely expected a commendation. Jesus multiplied his generosity into meaninglessness.
Seventy-seven is not a higher ceiling. It is the removal of the ceiling. Anyone counting to seventy-seven has long since stopped counting, which is the point: forgiveness in the kingdom is not a transaction with a limit but a way of life without one.
Stop keeping score in the relationship where you know the current tally. The count itself is the wound staying open. Forgive the same person for the same thing again, and count it as obedience, not weakness.