Second Saturday of Lent

Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sin for the remnant of his inheritance; Who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency, And will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our guilt? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins; You will show faithfulness to Jacob, and grace to Abraham, As you have sworn to our fathers from days of old.

Thank goodness we have a God who is willing to forgive our sins and delights in clemency. To our great benefit, our Heavenly Father is loving and merciful. His compassion is unfathomable when we look at all the sins committed throughout all of human history. Imagine every instance of our pride, envy, wrath, greed, lust, gluttony, and sloth... and all our missed opportunities to do good and avoid evil. Jesus Christ sacrificed himself to wash away all these sins. To give us all a chance to know, love, and serve God with all our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths. Without the cross and the outpouring of blood and water, mercy and grace, we would be left with nothing but the burden of our sins, weighing us down. But thankfully, God’s Divine Mercy is deeper than our sins and as long as we seek His Forgiveness with contrite hearts and are willing to make amends, then He will show faithfulness to us and lead us to life everlasting.

Do we seek God’s Forgiveness as often as we should? Do we give thanks to God for all the mercy and grace He has shown us? In what ways can we should mercy to others who have sinned against us?

O Lord, have compassion on us.

Amen.