For the past 9 days, I have been saying a novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Today was the feast day, so I got myself to Mass first thing in the morning. The scripture readings all tied together the amazing love that Christ – God – has for us. His heart overflows with love for us, no matter what we might do or think or feel. The first reading was from Hosea. The priest explained more about Hosea. He was a prophet – he heard God and relayed messages from Him to the people. At one point, Hosea’s wife committed adultery. God told Hosea to take her back and compared the relationship to the people and God. The Israelites at the time were not listening to God, but He loved them and would always take them back. Hosea was to live as an example of that kind of love. It is the same with us now. We are “looking for love in all the wrong places”. God reveals Himself to us in many ways, but we are so quick to walk away from Him and do our own thing. But, the Sacred Heart of Jesus cannot love us any less. It is completely contradictory to what we hear from the society and it is beautiful. Another scripture that tried to explain this love was from Ephesians, “…. that you, rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the holy ones what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” One thing that I prayed for during the Novena was inner peace. I was SO peaceful today, that I took an hour and a half nap in the afternoon! That never happens – and it felt great.

I Found God today in the truth of the overflowing love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.