Oh how sin paralyses us! Keeps us transfixed through our guilt and base desires on our rage, lust, envy, pride unforgiveness, laziness, vengefulness and more. Prevents us from loving and caring. What a painful, pitiful, sorrowful, meaningless life; a life separated from our beloved God.
Our loving Saviour has come so that we can truly become children of God; speaks gently to our contrite hearts “Your sins are forgiven.” “Be bold in your faith and proclaim the Gospel.”
Thank You Lord Jesus for the Sacrament of reconciliation. All Glory be to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen
GOSPEL Matthew 9:1–8
After entering a boat, Jesus made the crossing, and came into his own town. And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.” At that, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, :Why do you harbor evil thoughts? Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”– he then said to the paralytic, “Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.” He rose and went home. When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to men.
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