Pope Francis: go to Confession, let yourself be consoled

Celebrating the liturgy on December 10 in the chapel of his residence, Pope Francis recited an imaginary conversation:

"Father, I have so many sins, I have made so many mistakes in my life."

"Let yourself be comforted."

"But who will console me?"

"The Sir."

"Where I have to go?"

"To apologize. Go. Go. Be bold. Open the door. He will caress you. "

The Lord approaches those in need with the tenderness of a father, the pope said.

Paraphrasing the day reading of Isaiah 40, the pope said: “It is like a shepherd who grazes his sheep and gathers them in his arms, carrying the lambs on his breast and gently leading them back to their mother sheep. This is how the Lord comforts us. "

“The Lord always comforts us as long as we allow ourselves to be consoled,” he said.

Of course, he said, God the father also corrects his children, but he also does it with tenderness.

Often, he said, people look to their limitations and sins and begin to think that God cannot forgive them. “It is then that the voice of the Lord is heard, saying,“ I will console you. I am close to you ", and it reaches us tenderly."

“The mighty God who created the heavens and the earth, the hero-God - if you want to put it that way - became our brother, who carried the cross and died for us, and is able to caress and say : "Don" you cry. ""