Summoning The Courage to Admit Our Sinful Nature

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 4:45 pm by Lisa M. Hendey

Summoning The Courage to Admit Our Sinful Nature 2015-03-12T16:45:35-07:00 Lisa M. Hendey

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Not much time for a long reflection on this today, but I need to point you to Pope Francis’ homily for today’s gospel (Luke 7:36-50) and particularly one portion which has stayed with me all morning:

“The privileged place to encounter Jesus Christ is in our sins”. Pope Francis observed that this may seem like “heresy” but St. Paul also said as much when he said he would boast of only two things: his sins and the Risen Christ who saved him.

“This is why the ability to acknowledge our own sins, to acknowledge our misery, to acknowledge what we are and what we are capable of doing or have done is the very door that opens us to the Lord’s caress, His forgiveness, to His Word ‘Go in peace, your faith has saved you!’, because you were brave, you were brave enough to open your heart to the only One who can save you”.

Am I brave enough to acknowledge my sinfulness, to accept the Lord’s caress, and to employ this grace to venture out into the world with love?

Read the full homily reflection here.

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