Stinky Face

My son is almost 13 months old and one of the books he really likes (and so do I) is called, I love you stinky face.  In this book the mother tells her son, “I love you my wonderful child,” but the son replies with a series of questions.  One of the questions is, “But Mama, what if I was a super-smelly skunk and everyone called me stinky face, would you still love me then?”
The boy’s mother comes up with a clever answer to every question and also tells her son that she loves him, no matter if he is a one-eyed monster, an allegator, or any other creature.
I love this story because it is cute and funny, but also because it speaks so much of God’s Love for us!

How many times do we question God’s love for us?  How many people think they aren’t good enough to be loved by God?  How many times do we allow our sin to run from God, instead of running to Him for love, healing, and forgiveness?

 
God sent us His Son, Jesus, to save us and show us His Father’s Love.  A love that would die for us no matter who we are…even if you were a super-smelly skunk.  Christ did not die to give us a guilt trip, but to draw us back to Him!

No matter what reason you can come up with, NOTHING is too big or terrible for Christ Love!  Christ love is Unconditional and constant.  So as we are going through this Lenten season, allow Christ to love you.  Recognize every time you receive the Eucharist that He is physically with you and giving you Himself.  Allow Him to forgive and heal you in Reconciliation.  Spend time with Him in prayer at home or in Adoration (where ever you can find silence and can focus on Jesus).

Finally, no relationship is easy.  You will have good times, bad times, and dry times, but Authentic Love is stronger than any emotion or feeling and that’s what makes it Unconditional and Eternal.  With a relationship with Jesus, we will walk with Joy (in good/bad/or dry times) because we also walk with Faith, Hope, and Love!