3 Living in hope This week, try to look at the people and events in your life through the eyes of hope. In your Lenten booklet, draw or tell about an act of charity or an attitude of hope that a person could show when faced with a difficult situation. Called to bear fruit God loves us, and he is rich in patience and mercy. Like the gardener in the Gospel, who wants to give the fig tree a second chance, God never gives up on us, even when we sin. God sees us with the eyes of hope. God isn't looking for an excuse to send people to Hell. On the contrary, he sends his Son, Jesus, to convert and save men and women. The gardener in the Gospel is ready to work an extra year so that the tree is not cut down. The gardener is like God, and the tree is like us. The fig tree does not give any fruit, but the gardener refuses to give up on it. By being patient, he saves the tree. Likewise, God does not give up on us, and he wants us to never give up on ourselves or others. Let’s learn to think like the gardener and stop saying things like, “I’ll never make it” or “That bad person will never change.” Instead, let’s be filled with patience and hope!
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