“GENEROUS LENT 2017”
Lenten Reflections
Saturday, 4th March 2017,
Week of Ash Wednesday
Is 58: 9-14;
Ps 86: 1-6;
Lk 5: 27-32
VISITING THE DOCTOR OF OUR SOUL!
The true spirit of Lent, fasting, almsgiving, and prayer, is embodied in the idea of turning our back on our own interests, and becoming interested in God and his kingdom. This does not mean that one should take 40 days of leave in order to serve the poor during the Lent. We only need to seize upon the numerous opportunities that come our way in our everyday life. It is also a time to turn from sin and receive healing from the divine physician.
Jesus needs sinners. Jesus is the Savior, and a Savior needs those who need to be saved in order to save! Coming to Jesus, with the filth of our sin, brings great joy to His Heart. It brings joy because He is able to fulfill the mission given Him by the Father, exercising His mercy as the one and only Savior. Let Him offer mercy to you! You do this by coming to Him in a vulnerable and sinful state, unworthy of mercy and worthy only of eternal damnation. Coming to Jesus allows Him to manifest, in a concrete way, His Heart of abundant mercy.
Look at it from the perspective of Jesus as the Divine Physician who desires to fulfill His healing mission. He needs you to admit your sin and be open to His healing. In so doing, you allow the gates of mercy to pour forth in abundance in our day and age.
Prayer: Dear Savior and Divine Physician, I thank You for coming to save and heal. I thank You for Your burning desire to manifest Your mercy in my life. Please humble me so that I may be open to Your healing touch. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.
Holy Habit for Lent: VISITING THE SICK – Lord help me to learn the habit of VISITING TH SICK at hospitals, old age homes and in my neighbourhood. May I be a means of healing and thus in turn receive healing.