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Catholic Charities USA


Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

Today's Lectionary Readings
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"For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your
sins." - John 8:24

Each and every person walking the earth today suffers from a fallen
nature.  We are sinners; there is no exception.  We need a
remedy for our nature and our behavior. 

We can and should grow in holiness, working to avoid even the near
occasion of sin.  We can also give our lives in service of others
through acts of charity, knowing that love covers a multitude of sins
(1 Peter 4:8).  In the end, however, these acts of holiness and
charity will still not get us past St. Peter at the pearly gates of
heaven.

This is where the Pharisees were wrong and why Jesus was so stern with
them.  They taught that if you complied with the Law you were all
set.  Your external actions were the determining factor. 
Yet they stacked up rules by the hundreds to the extent that it was
impossible for anyone to consider themselves holy. They then scolded
and roundly condemned their people. 

Jesus teaches a new way - one given him by the Father, and
foreshadowed in the book of Numbers.  In an odd way, Moses
offered the image of a serpent mounted on a pole for the people to
look at. When they saw and believed that it could heal, it did just
that.  Likewise, Jesus climbed up on the cross as sacrifice for
our sins and offers salvation for all who believe:

Believe that the Father loves you and made you in His image and
likeness. 

Believe that He understands your attempts to be holy and love your
neighbor. 

Believe that He understands your struggles and continual failings.

Believe that even though you sin, your sins can be forgiven. 

Believe that He wants you to be with Him for all eternity in
heaven. 

Take the gift that He is giving. When you sin, don't run away
from Him but run to Him.  Look upon Him on the cross and believe
that He can forgive any and every sin that you could ever commit or
contemplate. 

Pray these words with me today: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the
living God, have mercy on me a sinner."

Then share this gift of God's mercy with others in your life.

Deacon Kevin Sartorius serves as the CEO of Catholic Charities of
Eastern Oklahoma.

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