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Mercy will always be greater than any sin, no one can put a limit on the love of the all-forgiving God. Just by looking at him, just raising our eyes from ourselves and our wounds, we leave an opening for the action of his grace. Jesus performs miracles with our sins, with what we are, with our nothingness, with our wretchedness.Pope Francis
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We need to remember and remind ourselves where we come from, what we are, our nothingness.Pope Francis
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Sin is more than a stain. Sin is a wound; it needs to be treated, healed. The place where my encounter with the mercy of Jesus takes place is my sin.Pope Francis
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God forgives not with a decree but with a caress. Jesus too goes beyond the law and forgives by caressing the wounds of our sins.Pope Francis
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People are looking for someone to listen to them. Someone willing to grant them time, to listen to their dramas and difficulties. This is what I call the “apostolate of the ear, ” and it is important. Very important. I feel compelled to say to confessors: talk, listen with patience, and above all tell people that God loves them.Pope Francis