Thursday, October 14, 2021

28th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, 15-10-2021

Romans 4:1-8 / Luke 12:1-7   

No one can ever say that he has not committed any wrong-doing in his life.

Yes, we all acknowledge that we have done some kind of wrong; we all have sinned in one way or another.

We may have admitted to our guilt and confessed our sins.

In His love for us, God offers us forgiveness and wants to free us from our sins.

But somehow, the sins of our past come to haunt us now and again.

We recall and remember our sins and we feel ashamed and even burdened by it.

But if God has forgiven us, why then do the sins of our past still linger on in our lives?

Could it be that we have not really accepted God's forgiveness, and not really desired to be healed and freed from the shadows of our guilt.

It takes humility to accept God's unconditional love for us and to be healed by that love.

It is that love that makes us justified to receive salvation though we are sinners.

Let us, with humble and grateful hearts, continue to give thanks to God and to live our lives worthy of His love.