Friday 12 August

Ezekiel 16:1-5, 59-63; Canticle Isaiah 12:2-6; Matthew 19:3-12

Tenderness

A forgiving heart is not a hard heart, even within a marriage and within family life. Pope Francis writes: “Against the backdrop of love so central to the Christian experience of marriage and the family another virtue stands out… tenderness. The union between the Lord and His faithful ones is expressed in terms of parental love.” (Amoris Laetitia #28)

So we endeavour to forgive, to love, to act tenderly – for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.