A reflection from St. Claude la Colombière on this 31st Sunday through the Church Year:
“Rather than be cast down by realizing your failures, to have a strong and boundless conviction of the Creator’s goodness – that is trust worthy of God. It seems to me that confidence inspired by innocence and purity of life doesn’t give great glory to God. Is God’s mercy only able to save holy souls who’ve never offended him? Surely the trust that gives the Lord the most honor is that of an errant sinner who is so convinced of God’s endless mercy that all one’s sins seem like a speck in comparison with that mercy.”