God is for us
In the second reading today, St. Paul tells us: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Isn’t that a great insight? Our God is always FOR us. God is on our side. God has a special place in His heart for us. We are special to God. That is most consoling to know that God is really and truly for us. This concept reminds me of an old Bible hymn: “What a friend we have in Jesus.” We all need friends, and Jesus is the best friend we can ever have. Jesus will always be there for us. With a fantastic friend like Jesus, we can change the world. That is what the great saints did. With Jesus by their side, the saints did wonders. Just think of Mother Teresa. Jesus inspired her to give her life to serving the poorest of the poor. As a result, Mother Teresa did little things with great love. Jesus was with her every step of the way.
And Jesus can be with us in exactly the same way if we only believe. If we offer all of our good works to Jesus and if we trust completely in His love for us, we, too, can do wonderful things. If God is for us, then no one can be against us. Just believe it.
Happy Lent,
Fr. John Maxwell
