I am in the confessional, ready to go, and there’s got to be at least a hundred college kids around campus right now who are sinners. So I’m hoping for at least a hundred confessions because today is Divine Mercy Sunday. Today is a day when Jesus wants to do is share His merciful heart with us. I invite you to look at the miraculous image of the Divine Mercy. Especially look at His feet and see how one foot is forward as if Jesus is walking towards you. Jesus is not passive. He doesn’t wait around. He is walking towards you. He is always pursuing you. All we have to do is let Him allow Him to love us, come close, and give us His mercy.
And so my invitation today, go to confession. Be made new. Let Jesus win in your heart. Seriously. Go now. Find a priest and go to confession. Now. Do it. Go.
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