Pope at Santa Marta: there is
God’s mercy but also His anger
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| Pope Francis at Mass at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, Feb. 28, 2019 (Vatican Media) |
In his homily at Mass, Thursday morning, Pope Francis urged
Christians to make a daily examination of conscience regarding their actions
because no one is sure when and how life will end.
By Robin Gomes
Stop for a while to acknowledge our failures, aware that the
end can come any moment, and let us not continue living as we want
under the impression that God's compassion is infinite. This was the
advice of Pope Francis at his morning Mass, Feb. 28, at the Casa Santa Marta in
the Vatican.
Reflecting on “the advice” in the first reading from the
Book of Sirach, the Pope urged for a change of heart and conversion to the
Lord.
Dominate your passions
The Pope pointed out that wisdom is a daily thing that comes
from reflection on life and from stopping to think about how one lives. The
Pope said, “do not follow your instincts, your strength, indulging in the
passions of your heart.” All have passions, but one must be careful and
dominate them.
Passions, the Pope said, are not bad things, but they need
to be managed. They are like bloodthat helps do many good things
but if you are not able to dominate them, they will dominate you, the Pope
warned.
Conversion without delay
The Holy Father drew attention to the relativeness of life.
We are not eternal, we cannot think of doing whatever we like, trusting in the
infinite mercy of God.
So don't be rash and reckless and believe that you will get
away with it. You may get away with it once but you don’t know what’s
next.
Don't say: "God's compassion is great, he'll forgive me
my many sins", and so I continue doing what I want. Regarding this,
the advice of the father or grandfather is: "Don’t wait to convert
yourself to the Lord, don’t postpone it from day to day because the anger of
the Lord will suddenly burst forth," the Pope warned.
5 minutes a day
Let’s take a little time every day to examine our
conscience, to convert to the Lord, the Pope urged, without it off for
tomorrow. Try to not to let it happen again and if you manage to control
yourself and not be controlled by your passion, perhaps it may happen less. But
no one is sure of how and when our life will end. Five minutes
at the end of each day, the Pope said, will help us think about a change
of heart and conversion to the Lord, without procrastination
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