CONVERSION – A MESSAGE OF MEDUGORJE
Fr Slavko Barbaric OFM explains...
Conversion, in the messages of Medjugorje, means to change one’s way of life, to forsake sin, selfishness, arrogance, pride, and to open ourselves to humility, love and to never give up.
Conversion has two elements – one, whereby we are called to forsake sin, and another, whereby we are called to open ourselves to love. None of us will be able to say he loves enough, that he cannot love more. This is conversion – to try and love more, to try and get to be fully aware of sin, to pray for the spirit of love and to go forward.
I am saying this for the benefit of all those who have started with enthusiasm after hearing of the apparitions and have realised that change is not easy, it requires some hard work. Do not allow yourselves to tire. Conversion lasts the whole of one’s life. Our Lord understands this. Our Lady understands this. That is why she has invited all to confess every month. If she is inviting us to confession, one can say she knows we are sinners. She knows we will remain as such, but that does not matter. What matters is to look again for reconciliation and the strength which is given to us by the Lord. This is hope and strength for us.
