Wow (This Pope Is GOOD)
“The joy of God is not the death of the sinner, but the life of the sinner. And how far from this were those who murmured against Jesus, how far from the heart of God! They didn’t know Him. They thought that being religious, being good people meant always being well-mannered and polite, and often pretending to be polite, right? This is the hypocrisy of the murmuring. But the joy of God the Father, in fact, is love. He loves us. “But I’m a sinner, I’ve done this and that and the other!” “But I love you anyway, and I go out searching for you, and I bring you home.” This is our Father. Let’s reflect on this.”
All right, I will admit that this pope has nearly tempted me to going back to Mass (but I won't do it because just liking somebody isn't a good reason to do such a thing -- there are plenty of people I know still in the church who are personally very much on the "like" list, so not a good reason).
ReplyDeleteBut damn he has been hitting them out of the park.
The small, idealistic corner of my evil little heart hopes, fervently, it doesn't end.
PW