March 27, 2022
“And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation... We are ambassadors for Christ... We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
We are walking toward the great gift of mercy, the passion, death and resurrection of Christ. But why? Listening to Paul, returning with the younger son, we are in need of our Father’s embrace. He is looking for me.
I ask myself, honestly – aren’t there areas in my life right now, which need to be changed, forgiven and removed? As I stand before the Lord right now, is there not something for which I am ashamed and sorry? The Sacrament of Penance offers me the great opportunity as I really live this Lent.
My mantra for this week: “His great love is without end.”
by Rev. William J. Reilly