“The people that have escaped the sword have found favor in the desert. As Israel comes forward to be given his rest, the Lord appears to him from afar: With age-old love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you.” Jeremiah 31:2-3. St. Gregory the Great said, “The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great
things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.”

Let us pray, Lord God, truly You have loved us from of old. As a mother’s love weathers every sorrow and struggle, so Your love endures, being poured out in mercy upon mercy. May Your love conquer every sin and fault that we have. May love prevail, and give us a new birth within, full of generosity and light for the world. Amen. “Let your light shine!!” Be blessed. Larry.