So, Ash Wednesday is tomorrow. Its about that time to think of that “FAST” we are to give up.
What will yours be? Candy? Chocolate? Facebook? Instagram?
What does this fast mean to you? …
…This form of “Discipline” during this lent season.
Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice, and good works in preparation for the celebration of Easter. So will this fast be something good for our souls and prepare ourselves more fervently for Christ’s ultimate passion? Will this fast make us a better person permanently?
Or will this fast be something stop after lent, which might continue darkening our souls?
Back to discipline.
In my younger days, I was disciplined A LOT because my parents and sisters knew I was and would get in a lot of trouble. They did it out of love for me… because they cared. I was so blind to see that this discipline was not only for a period of time, but it was enforced for me to come out of the darkness and become a better person for the future.
This fast not only shows love to our God but it’s actually a gift from God for us to become better sons and daughters for Him. He cares. He loves. He will do anything to show it. Sacrifice is one way, if not the ultimate way.
Our fast, if we give it up for the greater glory of God, lets tough it out. Lets not act like those Pharisees back in the day who found loop holes. Lets also pay special emphasis on becoming more spiritual, attending mass more often, having a good confession, spending time in Adoration and just ultimately loving and sharing God’s more.
For this 2014 Lenten season, I pray that our lives are renewed with a deeper understanding of Christ and relationship with Him.
Deo Gloria.