Repost from Brother Colin... Lent relentlessly moves on and shows us who we are, our true identity as Christians, what it means to be a Christian. Blessed are the poor, blessed are the merciful; blessed are those who hunger for justice.... We recite the Beatitudes and each of them makes us move a little further away from the sea of Gods mercy, because each demands all of us .... The mercy that we must give to others includes that of standing up for the poor, the lonely, those who have no education and cannot stand up for themselves. It means to engage in what we call social justice on behalf of our brother. That involves opening ourselves to being pushed around and crucified. This always happens to those who stand up for others.... Are we going to allow Lent to give us this immense gift of the Holy Spirit called fortitude? It is a gift that is little spoken of and is neglected. Fortitude is courage, the courage of our convictions. Christ said, Who is not with me is against me. Lent is here to remind us that the mercy of God is ours provided we embrace his law of love; provided we realise that its going to hurt, and hurt plenty, but that the very hurting will be a healing. That is the paradox of God, that while you hurt, you heal. Thats true healing. The sea of his mercy is open before us. Lent definitely and inexorably leads us to it and makes us think about what it takes to swim in it. Lent also reminds us that each of our hearts can be a sea of mercy and forgiveness to others. This is a very great shortcut to Gods heart. SERVANT OF GOD CATHERINE DE HUECK DOHERTY Catherine de Hueck Doherty (d. 1985) was born in Russia and was the foundress of Madonna House in Combermere, Canada.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 08:35:54 +0000
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