Divine Mercy Sunday

“Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

Jesus Christ sends us all forth into the world. And as our companions, he gives us the Holy Spirit and God's Divine Mercy. He tells us no matter how afraid we are or how much we might doubt him, he is always at our side ready to give us the peace we need to persevere. Like the disciples who failed him during his Passion, he offers us a chance to make amends for our sins by becoming bearers of his Good News—his love, mercy, and saving grace. What a marvelous gift he gives us in the Holy Spirit. We should consult it at every turn of our lives. If we do this, then we will be at peace no matter what happens to us because we will know we did our best to be Christ in the world.

Do we allow God to send us into the world? How do we receive the Holy Spirit? How to we manifest God’s Divine Love, Mercy, and Grace in our lives?

O Lord, open our hearts so we might receive your Holy Spirit and live in accord with your Will.

Amen.