God loves her

Wednesday 21/10/15 13:34 PM - Lm. Jack McArdle ss cc

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I remember one lovely, simple soul who was dying of cancer. I was with her on the Friday and I was convinced that she was not going to be here when I came back on Monday. So I prayed with her and gave her absolution. I even joked and said I gave her absolution for all the things she hadn’t time to do! I blessed her with oil and said, ‘Now, Annie, pet, your bags are packed and if the Lord comes looking for you at the weekend, away with you! You’re all set.’ And then I said to her, very seriously, ‘Sure you won’t be afraid to meet him?’ and her answer was instant and from her heart: ‘Father, I’m sure he’s going to be awful glad to see me.’

The saint is not the person who loves God. The saint is the person who is totally convinced that God loves her.

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