Homily 485 | 4th Sunday of Lent | Year B
“How are you doing?” – “I’m fine.” Isn’t that what we always say? If things were not actually “fine,” do you really think you’d say something? The truth is, when most people ask how we’re dong, they don’t really want to know. It’s kind of a throw-away line. But when we’re not fine, which is often, we better have someone with whom we can be honest. This reminds me of a song by contemporary Christian artist Matthew West:
The danger in saying we’re fine when we’re not is that we start to believe that it’s not OK to be “not fine.” We might believe that if we’re not fine then we’re not lovable. This is bad enough when it comes to human relationships. When we start to believe this about our relationship with God then it’s deadly.
Do you think you have to be perfect for God to love you? Maybe you at least think you need to be better, that God would love you more if you were just a little more “fine.” Truth be told, God loves you at your worst. He knows everything about you and loves you. God so loves you, that he gives his only son, each day, for you. You’re not fine, but you are loved.