An Act of Mercy
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[edit] General information
Theme: The parable of the unmerciful servant
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35
[edit] Summary
After Tom forgives Rodney for breaking a fence and stealing apples, Rodney does not pass on that forgiving spirit.
[edit] Plot
Duuuum-de-dum-dum! The city is Odyssey. Rodney is nabbed by Officer Patrick O'Ryan for trying to steal apples from Tom Riley's farm. Rodney breaks a fence in the process, and Tom figures the damage comes to about $30. Rodney professes poverty and begs Tom to forgive the debt, which Tom does. But instead of passing the favor along, Rodney immediately hunts down Peter Holt and demands repayment of a $2 loan. Peter only has $1, so Scott throttles him and pushes him into a stack of garbage cans.
Tom Riley hears of this and has Officer O'Ryan find Rodney and bring him back to the farm. Once there, Tom tells Rodney to fix the fence and pick up all the apples around the area to pay back the debt he owes Tom. Rodney protests that Tom said the debt was clear! It isn't fair! But Tom says he's being as fair with Rodney as Rodney was with Peter Holt. When Tom adds that Peter's father agrees, Peter realizes that he's run out of appeals. He groans loudly, then picks up the hammer and nails and begins making restitution.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- What does it mean to forgive someone?
- How many times does Jesus say to forgive your neighbor?
- Describe a time you have shown, or failed to show, someone mercy.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- This episode is a remake of AIO23.
- The official Whit's End summary is actually a summary of the episode this is a remake of: The Quality of Mercy.
- Contrary to this episode, you can't play the best three out of four, four out of five, six out of seven, or seven out of eight.
- A much-noted goof of this episode is that O'Ryan calls Bart Rathbone Bill. This is apparently because in "The Quality of Mercy" (the episode that this episode is a remake of) the original father's name was Bill. Apparently this line was looked over in the rewrite.
- Although O'Ryan replaced Officer Harley in this episode, they actually share many lines that were found offensive on Harley. However, on O'Ryan, it is very obvious that O'Ryan is kidding, as opposed to being stupid.
- The Soda Fountain lists the summary for Better Late than Never instead of the summary for this episode.
[edit] Reviews
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[edit] Resources
An Act of Mercy on whitsend.org
An Act of Mercy on AIO Soda Fountain
