As we prepare ourselves for the greatest feast of the year, Easter, we begin Lent with Ash Wednesday. I am always amazed at the fact that so many people go to great lengths to make sure they get their ashes on Ash Wednesday and yet many of those same people are not active the rest of Lent in their preparation for Easter. We need to remember that Jesus had to rise from the dead or else we would have just another failed Messiah and his birth would be just another child born to the world.
Without Easter, without the Resurrection, we would not have the gift of salvation. Jesus had to rise from the dead or else he would have just been another failed Messiah and his birth would be a forgotten footnote of history.
That is why Lent is such an important time of preparation. We focus on the three key areas that Christ has pointed out to us in the Gospel. (Alms-giving, Prayer and Fasting)
So, as we begin with Ash Wednesday and its reminder of repentance, let us resolve to do our best each day, knowing that it is not the destination, but the journey that will ultimately transform us.
Portions taken from Fr. Barons / Words on Fire
- Deacon Jim
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