Let us contemplate on God's great mercy and forgiveness from Psalm 85:2-3.
You forgave the guilt of your people, pardoned all their sins. You withdrew all your wrath, turned back from your burning anger. Why is God so merciful? The sins of the world are such and so numerous that if God is not merciful and his divine patience not infinite, the world would have been destroyed for some time. This is well understood from the story of Noah when God destroyed almost the entire world except one righteous family. Through the family of Noah, humanity survives. The same can be understood from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah when God tried to destroy the sinful city. But God instead showed mercy and saved Sodom and Gomorrah because of Abraham's request and at least 10 people who were righteous. God said to Abraham: “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.” This gave sinful people time to return to the Lord before the time of Justice. When the time of Justice arrives, there is no more mercy. This demonstrates the power of prayer for others or prayer of intercessions for sinners. These prayers cleanse the world of sinfulness and filth which God could not tolerate. This also demonstrates the importance of living a righteous life. Sinfulness causes pain to God and his anger. On the contrary, righteous life covers a lot of sins and draw God's mercy and compassion. Brothers and sisters, we should not tire to always do what is just, what is good and what is pleasing to God. God has been given a precious gift, the gift of CFC, to learn and grow in justice, and to intercede for others. CFC is God's greatest gift for all of us. We should use acknowledge this gift and use it for the glory of God. Amen Comments are closed.
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