We simply must stop and appreciate those same waters that gave us life!
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Looking at Jesus, we discover his look of love for us
This is the good news of the word today.
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Our faith calls us back to humility, service, honesty
Once again, Jesus points to real faith, real religion, real behavior — that which truly justifies.
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Jesus somehow connected love of God, love of neighbor, love of self
You will know in and through love how you should live.
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The sacredness of the temple becomes a sign of the sacredness of our body-temple
This should cause us to have confidence to scrutinize our lives, to see what remains as obstacles to full faith in Christ Jesus, then allow his love and mercy to overwhelm and envelop us.
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Act like our Father who art in heaven
“Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you.”
Our Lenten journey should be deeply interwoven into the rhythms of our lives
Let us surrender. Let us be opened up to learn and follow.
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An opportunity to learn about God’s mercy and love
And, obviously a teaching story accounting for the absolute need for we little beings to change our ways — especially of sin and evil deeds — to make things right, and to benefit from good living and grace-filled living. Right?
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Lent means going into the desert and letting go
Let us not be afraid to do something new, pray a little more, forgive or ask to be forgiven, give something away, and finally to be found by our God.
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For this early Lent, be converted and ‘go further’
This is what our life is meant for. We are here to be changed, to be transformed, to be converted.
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