"The Lord is compassionate towards His works." or something to that effect. That was the responsorial at today's Mass. I loved it. Too often I think of God as simply a judge. When I don't pray well or enough all I think of is His disappointment or anger with me. I feel grateful that He hasn't given up on me but I also feel it wouldn't matter if I just gave up on myself. This is why I loved this psalm - it reminded me that He wants us to succeed. He wants us to do well and be close to Him. We are His works. He made us with plan,purpose and love. He loves us. He has a plan for each one of us and often we'll have no idea what it could be, but by staying close to God we're sure to find it. When we fail He doesn't want us to punish ourselves and give up. He wants us to succeed! He won't get fed up with us. He truly cares and wants the best life possible for us. And that is a life close to Him.