24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

One day, a little boy, dirty from playing in the mud, comes home and asks his mother, “Who am I, Mom?” The mother thinking that her son perhaps wants to play a game says, “I don’t know! Who are you?” “WOW!” the boy shouts excitedly and says, “Our neighbor is right! He said that I am so dirty that even my mom wouldn’t recognize me!”
Our family and friends may ignore and reject us if we are unfaithful, disloyal, disobedient, in other words, unclean and dirty but God our Father welcomes us back as his children because He is merciful and kind.
Let us not be afraid to admit our faults and sins and ask for forgiveness from our Lord Jesus. There is no reason to hide our sinfulness because Jesus forgives us for our sins. We are here because we need Jesus, we need His forgiveness.
Today, let our prayer be: Lord Jesus, I truly believe in you. Please come into my life. I commit myself to you.