The first reading presents God’s promise to restore to unity and prosperity a people dispersed by disaster and division. For us, as for the people of Israel, this is a promise full of hope: it points to a future which God is even now preparing for us. Yet this promise is inseparably tied to a command: the command to return to God and wholeheartedly obey his law (cf. Dt 30:2-3). God’s gifts of reconciliation, unity and peace are inseparably linked to the grace of conversion, a change of heart which can alter the course of our lives and our history, as individuals and as a people.
- Pope Francis, Homily, August 18, 2014, Korea
The season of Lent is a grace filled time. It is a time to draw closer to God, to turn away from sin and to seek reconciliation with God and with others. Sin causes division, between God and between others. reconciliation helps to heal that division. Conversion, that change of heart, gives us the strength to change our hearts. How are you being called to turn from sin and return to the Lord.? Pick one area and let that be your Lenten exercise of conversion.
- Pope Francis, Homily, August 18, 2014, Korea
The season of Lent is a grace filled time. It is a time to draw closer to God, to turn away from sin and to seek reconciliation with God and with others. Sin causes division, between God and between others. reconciliation helps to heal that division. Conversion, that change of heart, gives us the strength to change our hearts. How are you being called to turn from sin and return to the Lord.? Pick one area and let that be your Lenten exercise of conversion.