Tonight I spoke to teens at our bi-weekly XLT praise and worship. I reflected on this past Sunday’s 1st reading.
In the end I discussed the fragile nature of the Eucharist. Under the appearance of bread, a simple, fragile piece of bread; the God of the Universe makes Himself present to us. He makes Himself available to us in this way every day in every Catholic Church.
This Lent Jesus is saying to us “What are you waiting for? I’ve already done it, I’m here, I love you.” Are you waiting for Jesus to do something? Are you waiting for Him to come to you? Why? He has already done everything. Even to the point that He makes Himself available in a fragile, broken, piece of bread.
We are called to be as fragile and open with Him as He has been made for us.
This Lent, take time to Prepare. Don’t just sit and enjoy. Don’t “wait” for Easter. PREPARE for Easter. Take some time in Adoration, Go to Confession, Seek the Lord in your life. Ask Him to help you be fragile with Him. God wants to overtake you; He wants to make you truly alive. Lent is not a time to simply struggle with giving up chocolate or cookies, but a time to prepare for the coming of our Lord Jesus.
Every Lent I make big plans to grow deeper and fail miserably. This year, I’m committing to 1 thing. I want to make myself fragile for Jesus. I want to be with Him more. I want to be of Him more.
Join me in seeking our Lord Jesus by committing to receiving the Sacraments more, praying daily (even for just 5 minutes), reading the Scriptures, and simply being honest with God. He already knows where we are, perhaps we should listen a little more.
Let’s pray.
Lord, thank you for giving us Your Son Jesus. We ask that throughout this lent as we Prepare, that you would strengthen us with Your Spirit, fill us with Your Grace, and help us to seek You everyday. Mold us in Your image and likeness that we may reflect Your Glory to the world. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
Mary, we ask your intercession for our purity as we pray. Hail Mary…..
May God bless you this week.
bob
