After 5 week of Great Lent I can see that it is really very hard to be a True Christian. Some people may agree but there will be a hand full will not agree what I say but that’s not the case.
This year 2009 Lent I told myself to give up the things I really like to do. Eg using of laptop, smoking, sinful things and the list can go on and on. To look back for the past 5 weeks its make think that I have straggle to kick all those things of even with prayer but some times I failed and that’s makes me scandalized of myself.
But this reflection helps me realized that God was with me, accompanying with this Lenten Journey, in the mist of great temptation and etc Our Loving God never leaves his hand off me and that allows me to know that suffering can be a light thing ‘if you know what I mean’.
I can type beautiful writings and notes but it will not do me good if I don’t feel the Love of God. Just like what St Paul says in 1st Corinthians 13:2 & 3 it runs ‘If I am without love, I am nothing. Though I should give away to the poor all that I possess, and even give up my body to be burned - if I am without love, it will do me no good whatever.’
For oneself to know that God loves him/her the way he/she is that some times takes a short or a long time to realize. What do you think?
In this year’s Lent I got the opportunity to go 2 by 2 just like the disciples of Christ and evangelize to the people about God’s Love for them and how he has shown me his love in my life. Though not all the families welcome us to their house or even to share with them but there are some houses open up and allow us to share with them and pray with them. For me I see the faithfulness that God show to both the family, my brother in Christ who I was assigned with and myself.
Well as we walk towards Passion Sunday, Holy Week, Easter Triduum and lastly Easter Vigil itself may we always look at the Cross that you and I with Jesus carried, that one day he will make it a Glorious Cross for us. Knowing that only with that Glorious Cross we can take these sufferings with openness but rather we always complaining about it.
To give oneself in his name is to die and to die is to be with Him and that’s our density just like St Paul. ‘Take me to heaven, take me to heaven, O Lord. For me to die, would be better by far, would be better by far, to be with you, to be with you. Only one thing I seek from you, only this I as of you: never to doubt your love, never to doubt you, to be with you, to be with you.’
May all have a Holy & Blessed Easter ahead!
- posted on behalf of Alphonsus Soh
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