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HOMILIES

But to see deeply into the soul, only God can do that! And it is better that way for us because
God also protects our souls from anything that is invasive and menacing. Only God can really
see profoundly into our souls - for God always does so by tugging gently at our hearts – God
always does it by addressing our freedom. It seems to always be the case to ask, ‘Do we want
to open our hearts to Christ?’ This is the major question that each one of us needs to ask. This
is the essential question that each human being needs to ask when witnessing to their faith. It
is the freedom of every individual who is addressed to answer. It is there that God touches the
depths of our souls - but God also comes knocking at the doors of our hearts too.

Let us believe then in the work of God which is happening now and will continue to manifest
itself. Let us ask for the grace to be ourselves in the light of God’s work, to be more open to
God’s spirit within us, and that through us - God can use us as instruments in building the
Kingdom of God.

On this feast of St. John the Baptist, let us pray to him, that the paths of our heart, all that
impedes our hearts from being open to Him, that the curves or the mountains or the hills that
prevent the Lord from reaching us, may be smoothed out so that we can welcome the Lord
with generosity, trust, and openness.

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Collection of texts by the Most Rev. Christian Lépine 209