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.

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.

We need to remember and remind ourselves where we come from, what we are, our nothingness.

God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.