But as for prophecies,
they will come to an end;

as for tongues, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.

For we know only in part,
and we prophesy only in part.
But when the complete comes,
the partial will come to an end.

When I was a child, I spoke like a child;
I thought like a child,
I reasoned like a child.
When I became an adult, 
I put an end to childish ways.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly,
but then we will see face to face.
Now I know only in part;
then I will know fully,
even as I have been fully known.

And now faith, hope, and love abide – these three;

and the greatest of these is LOVE.    

Commentary & Excerpts from the Book of Fr Michael Gaitley:

“Consoling the Heart of Jesus” 

Hope is given to us when we know that despite our sinfulness, we can come to the Lord. The greater our sinfulness, the more abundant the mercy of God is for us; this doesn’t mean that we continue on sinning and dwell in our sinfulness. It only means that when we sin and offend Jesus, greater is the love and mercy of Jesus for us. The greater the sin, the more powerful is one’s conviction for reparation; the greater forgiveness received, the deeper love is given. (see Lk 7:36-47).

Fr. Michael reminds us today that “even our deliberate sins… can be a means to consoling Jesus” (84). 

“We’ll always be stumbling and falling. We’ve got to accept that fact while striving to avoid sin. Yet, when we do fall, even seriously and voluntarily, we ought to have the attitude of the repentant child who jumps into her father’s arms with great confidence in his mercy. We sometimes forget that this is what most pleases the Lord, namely, when we go to him with confidence despite, or rather, because of our sins, weaknesses, and attachments” (85).

Our sins keep us humble. But it can also keep us away from the Lord, because of our “subtle form of pride”, making ourselves believe as if we are unworthy to receive God’s mercy. Yes, the price of the our sins have been paid for already by the Lord at high cost; but while this is true, the Lord did this only out of love for you and me. “The grace of forgiveness available in the Sacrament of Confession is not cheap. It cost the lord dearly. While this painful fact should make us want to flee from sin, it should also remind us that God’s mercy is always there for us because of the infinite price that’s already been paid” (85).