The message for today's readings of Lent is that God the Father wants very much to exalt us, to raise us high up, to give us blessings and protection always. He also tells us today that the one who is best qualified to be exalted is the one who makes himself/herself humble and lowly: like a servant! I often think that the wait-staff of a restaurant actually have the best jobs of all! They are literally servants of the people! God must look so favorably upon them.
This, in a sense, tells us that no work is too menial, no tasks are too above other tasks, no duty is not worth doing no matter how it compares with other peoples' duties, tasks and work!
In the first reading today we see that one of our tasks in life ought to be to stop thinking, saying and doing what the law of God written in our hearts, and on the tablets of stone (the 10 commandments) and the law of Jesus: love one another completely – tells us is not right! There is object wrong, there is objective sin, there is accountability for our thoughts and words and actions. But as the reading tells us that God is so very willing to forgive us our sins the very minute we have a conversion of heart and turn to him! Our sins may be like scarlet, but they may become white as snow – by God's grace, mercy and favor!
This Lent, let us continue to cast away from us all of our sins and make for ourselves a new heart and a new spirit! All we have to do is to ask God's help and we shall have it! Ask especially right after receiving Jesus in Holy Communion – he is closest to us then – he hears our hearts then, because he is actually there then!
Today, if you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts!
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