A Penitent Blogger

Mindful of my imperfections, seeking to know Truth more deeply and to live Love more fully.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Quem patronum rogaturus? Cum vix iustus sit securus?
Recordare, Iesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae: Ne me perdas illa die...

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Times of refreshment

These are difficult days for many.

Sadly, many seek relief in these days in very wrong ways: drugs, alcohol, hedonism, and even suicide.

In today’s first reading (Acts 3:11-26), Saint Peter offers an infinitely better way:

Repent, therefore, and be converted,
that your sins may be wiped away,
and that the Lord may grant you times of refreshment...