Pope
Francis: God is merciful and steadfast in His love
(Vatican
Radio) During morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday,Pope Francis
spoke of God’s love and encouraged the congregation to allow themselves to be
“embraced by God’s mercy”.
The
Holy Father based his homily on a passage from Isaiah in which we are told that
God chose His people out of love. He explained that he chose them “not because
they were big and powerful but because they were the smallest and most wretched
of all”.
He
compared God’s love to that of a mother or father when they speak to their
child after he or she has woken after a nightmare. Just as our parents
reassured us saying “don’t be scared, I’m here”, so God says “do not be afraid
of your sins, I love you; I am here to forgive you”. “This is the mercy of
God”, the Pope explained.
Pope
Francis exemplified the extent of God’s mercy by referring to the passage in
Matthew in which Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest”.
He
went on to say “we are all so nervous when something does not go to plan; we
scream and shout, we are impatient… He, however, says “Calm down; yes, you’ve
made a mistake but don’t worry, don’t be afraid. I forgive you”.
The
Pope concluded by inviting those present to ask God to “renew in all people
faith in our Father and in his mercy”.
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