Good day to you all.
As I have mentioned before, Lent is a time to reevaluate our relationship between God and ourselves, ourselves and others.
In the days past, Lent was always seen as a time to do penance for what we have done or have not done. But today we see that type of thought does not challenge us to become someone new in Christ. Lent should be a time that enables us to reevaluate our relationships with others for it is when we encounter others we encounter Christ.
Deitrich Bonhoeffer offers this thought today, “The Church is the Church only when it exists for others . . . not dominating but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist of others.”
With these words in mind, let us continue our Lenten journey towards that great experience of Easter. Holy Saturday is not the end of the story, it just the beginning.
Peace and All Good,
Fr. Vinnie, fcm and the
Bros and Srs of the
Franciscan House of Prayer.
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