We must ask ourselves: Is my ambition driven by the desire serve, or do I simply want a better seat at the table?

Our list of sins may be long; but God’s forgiveness is limitless, and in today’s Gospel, he has given us the key to receiving his mercy: “Forgive and you will be forgiven.”

One way of repenting during Lent is to acknowledge our narrow attitudes about who is “in” and who is “out.” Jesus’ message is emphatically that everyone is in.

Jesus did not choose Peter because of his righteousness and courage. He chose Peter because he was imperfect, complicated, a sinner.

Metanoia is deeper than repentance. It’s a wholesale turning around, a re-orientation of everything.

You’re not alone this Lent.