Reflect today on Heavenly Father's love

“Quickly, bring the most beautiful robe and put it on him; he put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. So let's celebrate with a party, because this son of mine was dead and came back to life; was lost and found. ”So the celebration began. Luke 15: 22–24

In this family history of the Prodigal Son, we see courage in the son by choosing to return to his father. And this is significant even if the son has returned mainly out of desperate need. Yes, he humbly admits his mistakes and asks his father to forgive and treat him as one of his assumed hands. But he's back! The question to answer is "Why?"

It is fair to say that the son returned to his father, first of all, because he knew the goodness of his father in his heart. The father was a good father. He had shown his love and care for his son all his life. And even if the son rejected the father, it doesn't change the fact that the son always knew he was loved by him. Maybe he hadn't even realized how much he actually made it. But it was this certain realization in his heart that gave him the courage to return to his father with hope in the constant love of his father.

This reveals that authentic love always works. It is always effective. Even if someone rejects the holy love we offer, it always has an impact on them. True unconditional love is difficult to ignore and difficult to dismiss. The son made this lesson and we too must do it.

Spend time meditating devotedly on the father's heart. We should meditate on the pain he must have felt, but also look at the constant hope he must have had while anticipating the return of his son. We should ponder the joy overflowing in his heart when he saw his son return from afar. He ran to him, ordered him to take care of himself and had a party. These things are all signs of a love that cannot be contained.

This is the love Heavenly Father has for each of us. He is not an angry or harsh God. He is a God who yearns to bring us back and reconcile with us. He wishes to rejoice when we turn to him in our need. Even if we are not sure, he is sure of his love, he is always waiting for us and deep down we all know it.

Reflect today on the importance of reconciliation with Heavenly Father. Lent is the ideal time for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. That sacrament is this story. It is the story of us who go to the Father with our sin and who He bestows on us with His mercy. Going to confession can be frightening and intimidating, but if we enter that sacrament honestly and sincerely, a wonderful surprise awaits us. God will run to us, lift our weights and put them behind us. Don't let this Lent pass without participating in this wonderful gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Father, too bad. I moved away from you and acted alone. Now is the time to return to you with an open and honest heart. Give me the courage I need to embrace that love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Thanks for your unwavering and perfect love. Father in heaven, Holy Spirit and Jesus my Lord, I trust in you.