Related to session 1, inspired by Fr. Satish's homily:
When the Holy Spirit convicts us regarding sin and righteousness and judgment, the very first thing that happens is that we become agents of mercy. I receive a gift of forgiveness and mercy which I can never deserve, and this makes me hunger for others to receive it, too. While I may become more aware of the difference between sin and righteousness, that awareness is expressed in the context of mercy and love. We set aside our judgment of others in light of the grace we know ourselves to have received.
The awareness of too many of today's Christians of their own depravity outside of Christ falls short of the level that it takes to be vessels of mercy above all else.
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