WALKING INTO MERCY
As the Lenten season deepens, the Fifth Sunday offers us a striking image of mercy that does not condemn but restores. In a world quick to judge and slow to forgive, Jesus stands silently, bending down to write in the sand—His silence louder than any accusation, His words gentler than any law.
This Sunday’s liturgy invites us to a sacred space where justice meets compassion. The woman caught in adultery is not excused, but neither is she destroyed. Jesus does not deny her sin; instead, He opens the door to grace. He speaks not to shame her, but to call her to transformation: “Go, and sin no more.”
We are all that woman—wounded, exposed, sometimes judged by others, and often by ourselves. And yet, the Lord does not turn away. Lent is not only a time of repentance but of rediscovering our worth in the eyes of God, who desires not our condemnation, but our return.
May our reflection on this Sunday's readings lead us to drop the stones we may hold—against ourselves, and against others—and embrace the mercy that sets us free.
Liturgical Resources for the 5th Sunday of Lent -
Tamil Response Hymn - https://youtu.be/Ntv4eF0BmZU