Lent

It's Lent again! the time when the cross is covered and the font is emptied. And it's our time to wait for the Resurrection of the Lord. We  wait for the more sorrow. Holy Week. The 40 days is the time to reflect on Jesus' miracles and his saving power. We build our selves, we build our faith more in believing in the Bread of life. It is Gods plan that we will quickly turn from followers to non-followers shouting crucify him back to followers. We May not shout 'CRUCIFY HIM' but by sinning and doing wrong his a way that we are going against what He ultimately wants.

God doesn't ask for a lot but he asks that we be loyal to his teaching and to give our lives to him and let him work through us. It is during this time that we deepen our believe and lives with God through: Prayer, fasting and Alms-giving. 

The prayer he taught us is not filled with the useless words that the hypocrites use but filled with life giving words. When we fast we must look normal and not act and spread that we are fasting like the hypocrites do. And When we Give alms, we should not make a big deal out of it because everyone does it and it is between us and God. Like Prayer, and fasting it's between us and God. Not the world, not our families but God.

It is by the end though the waters of baptism that we know God and share our life with him. Our life is Gone and the new life with Jesus starts once we re-knew and/or get baptized. Through Confirmation we receive the spirit and live in him, and are anointed with the power of Jesus. And the "Amen" we say when we receive the body of Christ is the best thing we could do. For through the meaningful AMEN we are welcomed into the kingdom of God.

"For The Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with the Holy Angels and then he will repay each man according to his works" Matthew 16:27

Let the ashes wipe away our sin and let us start our new relationship with God that is STRONGER and HEALTHIER.