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Children of all ages, especially our First Communion children, I want to share with you a phrase this is often used as a greeting and as a response, that has its’ beginnings some 250 years or so.

Goes like this: God is good all the time.  All the time, God is good.

And I am sure that all of us children can think of at least one way God has been and continues to be good all the time.

Well, today, on this your First Communion day, we celebrate another way that God is good all the time.

The gift of Holy Communion, the gift of the Body and Blood of Jesus.  The gift of God’s Presence shared with us, that we are asked to share with others.

Jesus who loves us, cares about us, forgives us…  Wants us to bring His love, His care and forgiveness to everyone we meet, every day.

God is good all the time.  All the time, God is good.

We hear about God’s goodness again in our Bible readings at Mass today.  BUT God’s goodness is always more “GOODER” than we would think.

The Gospel about the workers who received a full days pay no matter the hour or hours they worked.  We might say as some did, “This is not fair!” But the Master (hear GOD) simply based it on each person’s right to life…

God is good all the time.  All the time, God is good.

Children of God, what does God ask of US?

God asks us to live life His way, not ours.  God asks us who share in His sacrament of love, the Eucharist, to share His love with others.

And, a funny thing happens when we do things as God asks, the right thing, the God-like thing… we are happier and so are others because:

God is good all the time.  All the time, God is good.