Today I received the following from a reader:
(is not our heart)"a far lower habitation than the original Bethlehem manger? After all, it was mere wood or stone and incapable of sin. But we - how much we owe our Merciful Savior for all He endures out of love for us! Our stone cold forgetful hearts, our sinful thoughts that roll off our tongues unawares. Oh such endless mercy He gives...." (from Joan)
I am grateful for permission to share Joan's insights. I'm particularly aware, as I write this, of those thoughts that "roll off my tongue unawares." A flip remark, a harsh word, a bit of gossip.... they can slide right off the tongue. And then, often without so much as an "I'm sorry," I march that tongue forward to receive His Eucharistic Presence...
Oh yes... He gives such endless mercy. He not only comes to us sinners; He cleans us as He arrives. "You can depend on this as worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." (1 Timothy 1:15)
Such amazing mercy. Such endless love. It's what Christmas is all about.
Oh yes... He gives such endless mercy. He not only comes to us sinners; He cleans us as He arrives. "You can depend on this as worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." (1 Timothy 1:15)
Such amazing mercy. Such endless love. It's what Christmas is all about.