Be children of your heavenly Father

“But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” (MT 5: 44-45) 

Our Father expects from us, His beloved children, that we will follow His example—“for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.” He loves us not because we are good, but because we are His children and He is our Father. And as a Father, if it is needed—He shows us where we went wrong and how to find strategies for improvement. But first of all—He loves us. And His love precedes everything else.

“Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (Gospel Acclamation)