I am sharing another article by Fr. Walter Nolte that I love because it makes us really think about the purposr of Lent and beyond.
Feb 19, 2013
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What is your mountain of encounter with the Lord? Where do you commune best with your Creator? These are important questions for us to reflect upon during these forty days of prayer and fasting. Lent is a great time set apart for us by the Church to assist us in identifying the innumerable threads in the tapestry of our daily and affective lives.
The purpose of our prayer during Lent and indeed at any moment in our earthly existence is for us to grow in awareness of God’s presence all around us. Once we become aware of the subtle movements of His Spirit within the framework of our daily lives we will become more sensitive to those times when we miss the mark and fall short of living the life of a disciple of Christ.
Lent is not a time for us to be simply annoyed by the inconveniences brought on by our sacrificial offerings. Rather, it is a time for us to bury ourselves more deeply and securely within the Sacred Wounds of our Savior. It is a time for us to take our annoyances to the Cross and allow the light of God’s love to burn away our disordered affection for sin.
None of us know who we are until we know who we are in Christ. It is a time for us to grow in awareness of who we are by growing in awareness of who Christ is for us. He is that which we seek. He is the one for whom we have waited. Let's follow Him, my brothers and sisters.
God bless,
Father Nolte
