Those who abide by the Word need no one to tell them that its full acceptance implies that we always remain steadfast in two things: in seeking mercy and in patiently enduring those whom we see transgressing it. Those who are captivated by the Word and its righteousness do not get swept away by self-esteem ...
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Mercy
Seeing the Goodness
A truly conscious person refuses to be ruled by a sick or distorted memory in any matter, political or personal... Nothing is harder than the disappearance, for a while, of the history of wounds within us. Am I talking about a curable disease? Yes, if we break the mirrors that drive us to crucify others ...
Read moreThe Rule of Mercy
He who loves does not only offer to others what good they deserve, but rather what he perceives as being needed by them too. Be just. However, know that love cannot be expressed by the logic of justice, but by the logic of Jesus Who is all full of mercy; totally, entirely. Do you want ...
Read moreHaving Mercy on Others
He who is incapable of having mercy on others, whose guilt has been confirmed to him, cannot be aware of what he means by saying: “Lord, have mercy”. To ask for mercy for ourselves, is something that presupposes that we seek to be healed of this reprehensible disability. You know the saying: “whoever has, to ...
Read moreSpiritual Pride
In the movie “The Two Popes,” Pope Benedict XVI, of thrice-blessed memory, (played by Anthony Hopkins) tells Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce), in their fictional dialogue: “we all suffer from spiritual pride, all of us. You must remember that you are not God… However, you must believe in the mercy that you ...
Read moreThe Image of God
One of my friends told me, about his spiritual father, the priest who hears his confession, a word that warmed the cockles of my heart. We were together in my office. He said: “He is merciful to me when I fall, and hard on me when I rise”. Clearly, the word exudes the wisdom of ...
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