When your hearts have wandered from the blessed Shepherd's side; when your affections have become entangled in the world; when your faith has failed, and foot slipped, instead of cherishing an evil heart of unbelief, return at once to the fountain open for the washing of the sinner, and plead that precious promise: Return to me and I will return to you, saith the Lord. The charity of Jesus never faileth, and though you should trespass against Him seven times in a day, and seven times in a day shall turn again to Him, saying, I repent, He would forgive you, for this is the rule by which He instructs us to walk towards those who offend us; and in this, as in all things, He gives the example, that we should follow His steps. The utmost breadth of the New Commandment is, that ye love one another as I have loved you, and therefore the extent of our duty to others, as laid down by Him, is the strongest encouragement to our confidence in Him as regards ourselves. Remember, then, that under whatever circumstances you may apply to Jesus, there is ground for everlasting consolation, and good hope in grace, since the perfect holiness of His nature, the entire conformity of His heart to the law of God, and his unfailing truth, renders it morally impossible that He should in any wise cast you out.
- text taken from Daily Bread - Bring a Few Morning Meditations for the Use of Catholic Christians by Father Richard Waldo Sibthorp