Lent is a challenge!
Lent is a challenge! A challenge to become better people, by honestly looking at ourselves and committing to CHANGE --- increasing the good & decreasing the bad (the sin in our lives).
Father Bill Bausch offers this story. “A very overweight man decided to go on a diet. He even changed his route to work to avoid his favorite bakery. One morning he arrived in his office with a large, sugary, calorie-loaded cake. The people in his office chided his lack of resolve.
“What could I do?” I inadvertently came to work by my old route and the bakery window was loaded with goodies. “I thought that this might not be an accident, so I prayed ‘Lord, if you really want me to stop and buy one of the delicious cakes, let me find a parking space in front of the bakery.’” And sure enough, the ninth time around the block, there it was!”
That is a cute story during Lent.
On a serious note, it does point to the bargaining that we sometimes allow into our decision making – into our daily life. It migrates from our need to feed our sweet tooth, to our desires in other areas of our lives as well. The Gospel calls each one of us to confront the promise and the demands of faith. St. Paul asks, “If God is for us who can be against us?”
Our late Holy Father, J.P. II is his first encyclical wrote, “The Redeemer of man, Jesus Christ, is the center of the universe and of history.” We as followers of Christ are called to walk His walk, & to live His Gospel on our earthly journey. Jesus calls each one of us to go to Him, to cling to Him when we are tempted. Jesus will guide us, help us and give us His grace.
We are blessed with the gift of our Catholic Faith – this Lent commit to strengthen your love for Christ and for His Church!
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Andre Bessette intercede for us.
May God
Be Blessed!
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
Teresa
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