In the garden of G. Jesus saw all the sins of the world, yours and mine included and his pain was intensified as He was abandoned by his followers. We see Jesus abandoned today in the elderly and the poor, in our schools and families, in the unborn who often have no one to defend them . . . This Holy week as the Church invites us to enter into the passion of Christ with our lives, we have the opportunity to comfort Jesus in his agony by reaching out in a special way to those who are abandoned. We can find Christ in the sick and in the poor, in family members that need our attention. . . We can find Christ in the Sacrament of Confession.
Even if it as simple as going to Confession (Reconciliation) for the first time in months or years, this small but great act will console our Lord and heal our souls. I love how the Church invites us to Come to Him and receive the sacrament of mercy and healing where we can reconcile ourselves with the one who gave His live for us and with who in the course of our busy lives we may have forgotten, neglected or abandoned. Thank you Jesus for your Mercy and Love shown to us in the sacrament of confession.
Jesus said . . .
Matthew 11:28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
