Sins!
A
lady once approached me and said that in her parish the priest remarked that
there is really no sin but only weaknesses.
We don’t really commit mortal sins
at all but venial sins.
It was a scandalous remark for her.
Is there really
sin?
The reality of evil and sin can never be downplayed nor mitigated.
The
loss of a consciousness of sin is sign of the times. No one wants to claim
responsibility for any wrong-doing. How often we don’t realize that our sins
affect the community for sin is a communal reality.
Prophet Daniel offers us a
proper approach to sin. He acknowledges the individual and communal sins of his
people without offering any excuses.
Admission of ones’ guilt without offering
any justification is the beginning of repentance process. It can only come a
humble heart.
Secondly, Daniel acknowledges and submits himself to the mercy
and justice of God.
Our wickedness and sin can only be wiped out by the
generous and merciful God.
Daniel is confident of God’s mercy and his
generosity.
We can never outdo the generosity of God as acknowledged by Jesus
in the Gospel.
The call of the Lenten season is to offer a complete
accountability of our state of soul and surrender ourselves to the mercy of
God.
Pope Francis urges us to make our parishes and communities as ‘islands of
mercy’ during this season of grace.
That journey begins with our own repentance
and submission to God’s mercy.
When was the last time you made a confession of
your sins?
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