Reflection by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The readings this thirty-first Sunday \u2018C\u2019 again speak loudly of the Divine Mercy. The Lord is indeed the all -powerful Creator, \u201cBut you have mercy on all, because<\/em> you can do all things; and you overlook people\u2019s<\/em> sins that they may repent,\u201d <\/em>says the Book of<\/em> Wisdom. <\/em>We love to think of God good and merciful and often forget that sin is detestable to God We tend to forget that he wants us to repent. Truly, the reason he is so ready to forgive is because he is the source of all mercy. He loves what he has created. He is \u201cLORD and lover of souls.\u201d <\/em>He reminds faulty human beings \u201cof the sins they are committing, that<\/em> they may abandon their wickedness and believe in<\/em> you, O LORD!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n God forgives because he desires our salvation. Thus, the Responsorial Psalm repeats, \u201cI will praise<\/em> your name forever, my King and my God!\u201d <\/em>What better scrap of Sacred Scripture could be more in tune than that at the Alleluia Verse <\/em>before the Gospel? \u201cGod so loved the world that he gave his only<\/em> Son, so that everyone who believes in him might<\/em> have eternal life<\/em> \u201c(Jn 3:16). Yes, God\u2019s Love and Mercy are so easy to contemplate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the Gospel, the Father\u2019s desire for us to repent of our sinfulness and be saved is aptly brought to our attention by St. Luke\u2019s portrayal of Jesus and the wealthy \u2018chief tax collector,\u2019 <\/em>Zacchaeus. Jesus intended only to pass-through Jericho on his way to his saving sacrifice in Jerusalem. But he noticed Zacchaeus in the tree all eager to see him, rich and sinful though he was, and Jesus called out to him, \u201cZacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I<\/em> must stay at your house.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The sinner responded with \u2018joy,\u2019 and contrary to the scorn of the Pharisees, that day he turned his curiosity and eagerness to know Jesus into true repentance: \u201cBehold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall<\/em> give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from<\/em> anyone, I shall repay it four times over.\u201d And Jesus<\/em> said to him, \u201cToday salvation has come to this<\/em> house, because this man too is a descendant of<\/em> Abraham\u201d <\/em>(Lk 19:9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n And WE! <\/em>When will we be moved by the Jesus whose message and name confront us so often? He keeps revealing himself through the Gospels, and he is eager to come to us. We need to invite him to stay with us, we need to disown sin, and we need to pray humbly and fervently, as the Publican of last Sunday. Here now in Zacchaeus is yet another sinner. The God of Love and Mercy responds to his repentant soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How many invitations do we need to turn a corner in our lives and dedicate ourselves more fully to know the Lord better and to walk more closely with him on our way to Eternal Life?<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reflection by Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB The readings this thirty-first Sunday \u2018C\u2019 again speak loudly of the Divine Mercy. The Lord is indeed the all -powerful Creator, \u201cBut you have mercy on all, because you can do all things; and you overlook people\u2019s sins that they may repent,\u201d says the Book of Wisdom. 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