Today’s Gospel addresses the importance of forgiveness. If we are going to be honest, most of us would admit that forgiveness is one of the most difficult things we do as human beings. We live in a world where so many people seek revenge and vengeance rather than forgiveness and reconciliation. I always say that it is easy to tear something down, but much harder to build something up or to put something back together. As disciples of Christ, we are his hands and his feet in bringing healing and reconciliation into the world. These past couple of months, we went from one Eucharist minister in our prison ministry to six ministers. These new Eucharistic ministers were very excited about this opportunity of bringing the Eucharist to others, including to those men who live in solitary confinement and who cannot come to Mass at the prison. We also have some new youth and adults at Holy Savior who are being trained as new Eucharistic ministers. The Eucharist, as well, should be seen as a sacrament of healing, wholeness, and hope. May all of us see ourselves as Eucharistic people. Blessings to all of you - Father Lincoln.
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