“Ask the Lord that, as he went to cleanse the temple,
he may come to cleanse your soul.
We imagine that he comes with a whip of cords.
… No, he doesn’t cleanse the soul with that!
Do you know what kind of whip Jesus
uses to cleanse our soul?
Mercy. Open your heart to Jesus’ mercy!
Say: “Jesus, look how much filth! Come, cleanse.
Cleanse with your mercy, with your tender words,
cleanse with your caresses.”
If we open our heart to Jesus’ mercy,
in order to cleanse our heart, our soul,
Jesus will trust Himself to us.”

Homily of His Holiness, Pope Francis
Third Sunday of Lent