Desperate for Forgiveness
Ernest Hemingway told this story.
He said that in Spain the name Paco is a very common name.
One day a father went to Madrid and put an ad in the local paper that said: “Paco, meet me at the Hotel Montana at noon Wednesday. All is forgiven. Signed, Papa.”
On Wednesday of that week, the hotel had to call for the police to break up the crowd that had gathered, because about 800 young men named Paco had shown up at the hotel, each one desperately hoping that he was the one who was being forgiven.
May the Spirit of God so rule in our hearts that we may find peace and life in reconciliation with our neighbours and with God.
Ernest Hemingway told this story.
He said that in Spain the name Paco is a very common name.
One day a father went to Madrid and put an ad in the local paper that said: “Paco, meet me at the Hotel Montana at noon Wednesday. All is forgiven. Signed, Papa.”
On Wednesday of that week, the hotel had to call for the police to break up the crowd that had gathered, because about 800 young men named Paco had shown up at the hotel, each one desperately hoping that he was the one who was being forgiven.
May the Spirit of God so rule in our hearts that we may find peace and life in reconciliation with our neighbours and with God.
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