Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

Hope is a virtue against which we often sin: in our bitter nostalgia, in our melancholy, when we think that past happiness is buried forever. We sin against hope when we become discouraged because of our sins, forgetting that God is merciful and greater than our hearts. Let us not forget, brothers and sisters: God forgives everything, God always forgives. It is we who are tired of asking for forgiveness. But let us not forget this truth: God forgives everything, God always forgives. We sin against hope when we become discouraged in the face of our sins; we sin against hope when the autumn within us cancels out the spring; when God's love ceases to be an eternal fire and we lack the courage to make decisions that commit us for life.