{"id":40950,"date":"2018-02-27T15:53:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=40950"},"modified":"2018-02-27T15:55:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:55:40","slug":"reconciliation-is-like-having-a-cup-of-coffee-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/02\/27\/reconciliation-is-like-having-a-cup-of-coffee-with-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope: Confessional is Like a Cup of Coffee with God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday Pope Francis gave a homily at Casa Santa Marta, calling Lent a time for growing closer to God through &#8220;helpful conversation.&#8221; While reflecting on Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, the Pope points out that God wants to have a conversation with the leaders of Sodom and Gomorrah like a father speaks with his son. Similarly, Francis says that God wants to talk about our sins over a cup of coffee:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[T]his is how the Lord calls us: \u2018Come on, let\u2019s have a coffee together. Let\u2019s talk this over, let\u2019s discuss it. Don\u2019t be afraid, I\u2019m not going to beat you.\u2019 And since he knows his child is thinking \u2018But I did something wrong\u2026\u2019, he immediately [adds], \u2018Even if your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow. If they be crimson red, they may become like wool\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>H\/T: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope-francis\/mass-casa-santa-marta\/2018-02\/pope-mass-no-threats-in-confessional-only-forgiveness.html\">Vatican News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday Pope Francis gave a homily at Casa Santa Marta, calling Lent a time for growing closer to God through &#8220;helpful conversation.&#8221; While reflecting on Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, the Pope points out that God wants to have a conversation with the leaders of Sodom and Gomorrah like a father speaks with his son. 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