Healing from the Wound of Sin

Fr. Mike explains how even partial healing from the wound of sin is
still worth the effort. Don’t give up just because you know your
sins will leave some stains and scars. God’s mercy can do amazing
things in your life, even if it is just partially healed. No matter
how massive and unforgivable you think your sins are, God’s mercy
is infinitely greater. St. Thérèse of Lisieux said if you took all
of the sins in the world throughout all of time and tossed them to
God, it would be like flicking a drop of water into a raging
inferno (paraphrased). Nonetheless, justice demands for sins to
have consequences. God forgives the eternal effects, but there will
be temporal consequences. We shouldn’t let those temporal
consequences prevent us from living the life God wants us to live.
God can use anything we give him. Just because you can’t do
everything doesn’t mean you can’t do anything.