My sisters and brothers in Christ,
As we celebrate today’s Eucharist, we are invited to reflect on our own faith.
Today’s Holy Scriptures tell us that, our task is to believe and repent. When we believe, God transforms us. God is the one who forgives sins and change our lives. We can be saved, when we open ourselves to the justice and mercy of God.
The first reading, from the Second Book of Samuel, tells us the story of King David, who is one of the great people of faith in the Hebrew Scriptures. He is also an incredible sinner. Yet he always trusts in God’s mercy and forgiveness and truly repents of his sins.
King David is a full human being, with lots of desires and incredible energy to serve the Lord. His love for God does not stop him from sinning but when he recognizes that he has sinned, he repents with all his heart. So, King David is a wonderful example for all of us. He shows us how to repent and change his life and seek God as his highest good.
The Gospel has the same lesson. The Gospel remind us of something very important. God is the one who forgives sins. Jesus said in today’s Gospel to the woman,†Your sins are forgivenâ€. She was sinner but she wasn’t ashamed to repent in front of everyone. She is another incredible example to all of us of how to live the mystery of our faith.
We can take the words of the Letter to the Galatians as a model:
I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me. The more I recognize that I am loved, the more I can live from that love with complete trust and confidence in the Lord.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, in our daily life we make mistakes and we sin, but we have to trust completely in the Lord Jesus Christ. Our task is to believe. When we believe, God transforms us. God saves us. God loves us. God invites us to eternal life. Let us live and walk in the way of the Lord.