Lk 15.1-3, 11-32 St John of Avila spoke these words: “No force can prevail with a Father like the tears of his child, nor is there anything which so moves God to grant us, not justice, but mercy, as our sorrow and self-accusation.” Justice is God’s kindness that propels Him to treat people as they…
Day: March 19, 2006
Lent 17.1: ON KNOWLEDGE
Matthew 21.33-43, 45-46 The acquisition of knowledge can lead to two possible consequences. On the one hand, it can retard a person’s recognition of truth by leading the person to render himself/herself the ultimate arbiter of truth. Such a person will inevitably fail to recognise the work of Christ in his/her life. In failing to…