For Us
and For the Whole World
Today, we celebrate the Mercy of God - Divine Mercy Sunday. God’s Mercy
is found in the lovingkindness that He gives to us in a bad situation, like
sin.
And people
ask, what does Divine Mercy have to do with today’s readings? Everything, from
1 John “Whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that
conquers the world is our faith.” Our faith, belief in Jesus the Son of God, is
the fount of God’s mercy?
From the Acts
of the Apostles, we learn about the first Christian community. It was a
community where mercy truly existed and where each and every person shared in God’s
merciful love. It was a community of equals; a community where everyone was
taken care of by their neighbors. “There was no needy person among them.” The
way we treat other people is a manifestation of God’s mercy through our lives.
I try to share God's mercy in my job. Part of my
job is to do safety training. I do this training for several reasons.
One, some
people don’t care about other people, like the foreman who tells a person to
risk their life when they know that a job or task is unsafe. It's not necessarily
the company; but, it may be the culture that rewards unsafe acts. The foremen believe making a bonus is more important than the safety of the employee.
Scripture
tells us you cannot serve both God and mammon.
Two, the government
says that companies have to provide the training. Training helps to provide a safe workplace and gives
instructions on how to have a safe workplace.
We live in a
time were the government wants to control and make rules for even for the Church. It is behind political
ideals. The government wants control over Church run institutions. Politicians
want to be seen as saviors to the masses. Government can never master charity,
which is the love of our neighbor and based on the love of God. God’s mercy is
the ultimate lovingkindness. Sharing God’s mercy is the ultimate charity. Our
government will never have God’s mercy or true charity.
Three, I teach
because it is part of my ministry to the workplace.
In all I do,
I try to teach Jesus. I witness and I share what I have with by
brothers and sisters in that work place. Many say we are
there to teach because the insurance company doesn’t want them to get hurt. I tell each and every person I teach, I don’t want them to get hurt. I want them to
return to their family. I share in mercy what God has given me.
Christ gave
the apostles the gift of bestowing his mercy. “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose
sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” The
sacrament of reconciliation is the mercy of God given through forgiveness. Most
of us are not priest, so we do have this charism of mercy. But we can still forgive, still bring God’s
mercy to others through our gifts and talents. Still bring the victory of
Christ to others through our faith.
Each and
every one of you has something that you can give to the community. Christians bestow
God’s mercy in the love of neighbor. This is the mercy found in out faith. The mercy given so that no one knows need. We bring mercy helping others find God, know Christ,
and know love.
Today is
Divine Mercy Sunday. Let us pray for God’s mercy on us and on the whole
world.
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