Wisdom 1:1-7
Psalm 139:1-10
Luke 17:1-6
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THE LIFE OF MIRACLES
"If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, 'Be uprooted and transplanted into the sea,' and it would obey you." —Luke 17:6
The Lord commands us to:
- repent of our own sins before we correct others (Mt 7:5),
- correct our brothers and sisters when they sin (Lk 17:3),
- forgive those who repent of their sins — no matter how many times they sin (Lk 17:3-4),
- forgive those who do not repent and who continue to wrong us (see Lk 23:34), and
- forgive and love our enemies (Mt 5:44), as Jesus does.
It is obviously impossible to obey these commands of Jesus. Correcting others is a dangerous business. People usually don’t like to be corrected. Repenting of sin is humanly impossible, for sin blinds us to our sins. Also, as Alexander Pope said: “To err is human; to forgive is divine.”
Jesus is calling us to do the impossible and to live the life of miracles — miracles of reconciliation, repentance, forgiveness, freedom, holiness, and love. To receive these miraculous graces, we need faith. So let us pray with the apostles: “Increase our faith” (Lk 17:5). By faith, we will conquer kingdoms, obtain God’s promises (Heb 11:33), and live the life of miracles.
Prayer: Father, after I receive several miracles of forgiveness, may I see several miracles of healing.
Promise: "The Spirit of the Lord fills the world, is all-embracing, and knows what man says." —Wis 1:7
Praise: Pope St. Leo the Great had a profound supernatural gift of administration, which was a hallmark of his papacy (see 1 Cor 4:2). He defended the Faith for two decades as a faithful administrator of the mysteries of God (1 Cor 4:1).
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