At the end of Marvel’s “Infinity War,” Thanos sits alone on a planet alone. And you may think that it’s paradise, but it’s hell. In this Sunday’s gospel, Jesus says clearly, “What does it profit one if he gains the whole world “but loses his life? “Loses his soul?” Thanos gets everything he wants. He receives the Gauntlet. He gets the Infinity Stones. He wins the war.
He is alone. He is isolated. That’s precisely what hell is. When we fall into sin and shame, all we want to do is be alone. All we want to do is isolate. But we are made for love. We are made to love. And you’re made by a God who is absolute love. Embrace that call to love. If you are tempted to sin in any way, isolate, and be alone, reject that because you are made for love. Reject isolation and embrace your call to love.
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