In the first reading today, the Lord lays out his heart of mercy and justice. He loves all of us, the wicked and the righteous. God wants to show us mercy when we sin; he wants to forgive us. But repentance and a firm purpose of amendment is required.
Every sinner has the capacity to be a great saint. No one is beyond the hope of metanoia.
“If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just, he shall…