6 Oct 2016
(School
Mass)
Jesus said, “With God all things are possible.” With God all things are possible . . . except
for one. There’s one thing that’s
absolutely impossible. It’s impossible
for us to earn God’s love. And that’s
why Saint Paul was getting so upset with the Galatians; they thought they could
earn God’s love by how they acted, and what they did. They if they were just good enough, or
followed the laws closely enough, God would like them. But they were wrong.
They forgot that God loved them even before they were
born. And even when they were making
mistakes or sinning, God still loved them.
They forgot that God’s loved them simply because God loved them—because that’s
who God is.
Think of your best friend.
And think: “Is there anything that friend could do to make you dislike
him or her?” I bet maybe the answer is
yes. What if your best friend talked
about you behind your back? Or what if
your best friend was mean to you? We
might wonder if we want to keep that person as a friend. But it’s different with God.
No matter what you do—no matter how good you are, no matter
how bad you are—God always loves you. “But
what if I do this? Or what if I do that?” Nope.
God always love you just the same.
It’s impossible for us to earn God’s love. God loves us simply because . . . he loves
us. Every person here is loved by
God. That’s pretty cool! To know that I don’t have to do anything . .
. and I’m loved! And no matter what I do
. . . I’ll still be loved!
With God all things are possible . . . except for that one
thing: it’s impossible to earn God’s love.
So what do we do? Well, we just
let God love us. And say, “Thank you,
God, for loving me as I am.”
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