Mercy

One of the words that Pope Francis uses quite often is mercy.  We’re talking about the mercy that God has for us and the mercy that we should show to others.  The Gospel today is an example of the mercy that Jesus has.  We have this woman who is caught in adultery, and everybody wanted to kill her, and Jesus said, “Let the one who is without sin cast the first stone.”  Eventually they all go away; Jesus says, “He’s going to have mercy not condemnation for the Lord.”

Perhaps as we come to the end of our Lenten journey, we can be conscious of the mercy that God has for us – the forgiveness of our sins that God has offered us and in turn, we might be merciful and forgiving of the other.

Monsignor Daniel Hoye