44. ... A small step, in the midst of great human limitations, can be more pleasing to God than a life which appears outwardly in order but moves through the day without confronting great difficulties. Everyone needs to be touched by the comfort and attraction of God’s saving love, which is mysteriously at work in each person, above and beyond their faults and failings.
After word: God's tenderly desires you to experience his love and mercy! Is there someone who needs your forgiveness today? Is there someone who needs to hear your repentance?
In Lent, come to the Eucharist! And receive God's forgiveness regularly in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Mondays, 6-7 pm in every parish of the Archdiocese of Hartford).
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