Here’s a reflection to remember when we get into the Lenten season next year.
Main point: “While Lent is known for being a time of penance and preparation ahead of the celebration of Easter, it’s also considered a time of God’s abundant mercy.”
More about it:
- “…any penance we take on, any prayer practice we add to our routine and any generous gifts we make are meant to draw us closer to God.”
- “…in Lent, to be closer to God is to be closer to his mercy, which he longs to lavish upon us.”
- Regarding death, “think of how we can live life to the full so as to greet death like an old friend when it arrives.”
- The oppressive presence of sin “is best thought of as ‘something worth resisting’ — rather than ‘something to dwell on.'”
Why it matters:
- “It is mysterious [and] hard to accept for ourselves because we often feel unworthy of God’s mercy.”
- Mercy is “even harder still [for us] to give [it] to others, especially if we imagine others are undeserving also.”
#Faith