Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom 5:12,15b,17-19,20b-21)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102423.cfm
According to Saint Paul, the reality of sin in the world means that grace has “overflowed all the more.” There’s more grace in the world than there is sin. Perhaps the problem is the 24/7 news channels. Like they say, “if it bleeds, it leads.” But we should never forget that there’s more goodness in us than there is meanness—thanks to God’s overflowing grace that comes to us through our Lord Jesus Christ.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Tuesday, Week XXIX, Ordinary Time
