The experience of God's
forgiveness is what can change us from the inside, because it makes
us experience the generosity of His mercy and
an inexhaustible possibility of life . In the first place is not our
possible conversion, but the joy of forgiveness, joy above all of God
in offering us His forgiveness . Jesus in the reception of sinners
gives us a glimpse this joy. The three parables that make up the
fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke (15:1-32) clearly convey the
good news: God is a good father, his home is a safe space . The focus
of the three stories focuses on the joy of God for change.
In the parable of the
lost sheep attention is drawn to the activities of the pastor who
searches: he leaves, goes behind, until it finds. And precisely to
the intensity of the search is connected the joy of finding again.
God rejoices in forgiveness. The parable tells us what God feels, not
what the sinner must do. The sympathy of God and his love for the
sinner precede the conversion. We convert because we are loved . We
convert because we are forgiven. The shepherd goes in search of the
lost sheep because it continues to be precious in his eyes. How
beautiful it is to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation: it
makes you experience the joy of God which becomes your strength.
Un’Esperienza di Vita:
As I walked with my
load of "lollipops" I noticed a
crowd of people around a boy: he had stolen and sold a pack of
cigarettes in order to eat something.
When things
like this happen here with us the police are not called, but they
beat you badly right on the spot.
How to get off the hook
that guy who was not such a villain like they
wanted to make it appear? From my proceeds of the day I took the
money and I paid for him. And so calm returned and I was able to warn
the boy. After a few days I passed by that area again: a person
recognized me and stopped me, remembering the episode of the
cigarettes; he thanked me for the example I had given.
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P.s.
Perhaps you will find interesting these
three documents which I published on my blogs:
The
Masonic Plan For The Destruction Of The Catholic Church
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The “Prophecy” of Saint Francis
(Assisi)
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Prophecies of Blessed Anne-Catherine
Emmerick
