If we refuse, we’re refusing God’s mercy for ourselves as well. Of course, we’re supposed to do something with that mercy we’ve received. All we have to do is pronounce that word from the heart-‘Father, I need You-and He’ll forgive you, no matter what you’ve done.” Why are you waiting? No matter how far we feel from God, the Father is waiting.

“The Father is waiting with open arms for you to come back. So there’s no reason for us to stay away from confession for years, the way some fallen-away Catholics do. He accepts the insult of his son effectively wishing him dead, by claiming his inheritance early then he spends his time waiting for him to come back from throwing the inheritance away on a life of sin, runs to him and kisses him, and throws a feast for him. The conference returned to Broadway Church, a Pentecostal church approved for Catholic events, after three years in other locations.īishop Jacobs said God is like the father in the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32), which he said should really be called the parable of the foolish father, because the father’s generosity goes far beyond common sense. and Vancouver Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services. Margarett Schlientz, of Wisconsin, whose ministry combines theology and psychiatry, were featured speakers at the conference, jointly sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services of B.C. national service committee for the Catholic charismatic renewal, and Dr. “All is mercy, because we deserve none of the gifts God gives us.”īishop Jacobs, of Louisiana, chair of the U.S. “What God does not give us is justice, because if He gave us justice, none of us would have a chance.

“He gave us what we don’t deserve, and that is forgiveness, that is healing, that is mercy,” Bishop Jacobs said.

But God has given us mercy instead of justice. If God hadn’t forgiven our sins, His justice would have annihilated the world, Bishop Sam Jacobs told the provincial Catholic charismatic conference in Vancouver. How do we know God is merciful? Well, for one thing, because the world still exists.

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