Friday, February 19, 2016

"Turn Away" - A Lenten Minute for Feb. 19

But if the wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die! - Ezekiel 18:21

If there is any doubt in your mind that God offers hope to those who feel hopeless, read this passage.  Again.  And again.  God does not wish us to be separated from Him.  He does not want us to suffer and die.  He loves us! And during this Jubilee of Mercy, we will hear again and again that God's Mercy is limitless - there is nothing that He will not forgive, if we just turn to Him whenever we stumble.  God forgives us as much as "seventy times seven", as Jesus told Peter.  If you feel burdened by your sins, go to Confession.  Be reconciled with God.  And remember, as St. Paul said to the Romans, "(nothing) will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."

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