Romans 11:29-36 / Luke 14:12-14
At times, when we are feeling lousy and in a bad mood, we tend to see the world as a rotten place. There is so much suffering, so much tragedies, so much sadness.
And of course there is the wickedness and sinfulness that seem to be all over the place.
Hence, we might start asking: Why does God allow so much sin and evil to exist and happen in the world and also in our lives?
We can ask and we can search, but we may not find an answer that will satisfy our queries.
Maybe that was why St. Paul in the 1st reading, about sin and mercy, has this to say: How rich are the depths of God - how deep His wisdom and knowledge - and how impossible to penetrate His motives or understand His methods.
To put it simply, God didn't create us just to know more about Him and have our questions answered.
God created us to love Him, because He is loving and merciful towards us.
Yes, we have sinned against God, and yet He is still loving and merciful towards us.
God's love and mercy is something that we can never repay or return back to Him.
God's love and mercy is His gift to us. And God never takes back His gifts.
We only need to humbly and thankfully accept it and love Him in return.