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HOMILIES

The Gospel today says that God the Father sends his Son into the world, but at the same time
he adds that it is not about loving the world in general, it is not only about loving humanity
in general, it is about each one of us. Whoever believes in Jesus Christ, whoever, will have
eternal life. Therefore, it is each and every one of us. Someone might think, “Oh, God loves
everyone but He doesn’t love me. How can He love me? I’ve done so many bad things in my
life. How can He love me?” No! The love of God is for everyone! Everyone! The problem is not
that we are sinners or that there is a failure of love in our lives. That is not the problem! It is a
problem, but it is not THE problem! The problem is that we are slow to recognize the reality
that we need the mercy of God.

It is very different when you say: “Oh, I have nothing to improve in my life. Everything is
perfect. I am doing alright; I have no problems!” Then, every time you do something bad or
maybe you hurt someone; you just don’t see it! You don’t recognize it; you think that it is
because of others!

You say to yourself, “There are problems in the world, or my life, but it’s not because of me
it’s because of others! It’s because of other people! It’s not my problem, it’s not because of
me!” The problem is our difficulty to look at ourselves in the mirror and to say “It is because
of me!” Of course, it is also because of others, because we are all sinners! But it is also because
of me.

Therefore, I need the mercy of God. Everyone needs the mercy of God! The whole of humanity,
every single one of us! We all need the mercy of God! Somehow though, if we can reach the
point where we can say, “God, forgive me! God, I have sinned! God, forgive me,” it will open
the door to the grace of God, to the life of God, to the love of God, to his mercy, to his pres-
ence, and to his power to transform our lives.

Jesus Christ came into the world, sent by the Father and the Holy Spirit. He has the power
to transform us into children of the light, into children of God, into children of the Eternal
Father, through Jesus Christ, with Jesus Christ, in Jesus Christ.

So, as we contemplate the mystery of the Holy Trinity, we also contemplate in some way the
mystery of our own humanity. That life is bigger than what we see, that love is greater than
what we see; because life is God and love is God.

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Collection of texts by the Most Rev. Christian Lépine 190