Kindness
Good
seed, children of the kingdom, smallest, bear fruit (Gospel), lenient,
clemency, kind (First Reading).
These
keywords from the readings of this Sunday remind us of the way God deals with
us and the way we are called to imitate.
There are
times when things may not appear that way.
Our sins, darkness, and evil can appear loud, powerful and overwhelming.
Still, the
goodness of God is already in us and all around us. Jesus calls us, “children of the kingdom”
(Gospel). St. Paul assures us, “The
Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness” (Second Reading). The writer
the Book of Wisdom professes God’s patience to us sinners, “[giving] your
children good ground for hope, [and permitting] repentance for their sins” (First
Reading).
That is
the way of our God who is “master of might” and “over all things.” This God also teaches “that those who are
just must be kind” (First Reading).
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