WORKS OF MERCY The last of the five things we will and should be doing during this LENT. The final step is to, as the prayer says, do all such good works as ... [God]. ..has prepared for us to walk in. There are fourteen works which enable us to put our faith in Christ into action in our life. They are both spiritual and temporal and are as follows: Spiritual Works Of Mercy (1) converting the sinner, (2) instructing the ignorant, (3) counseling the doubtful, (4) comforting the sorrowful, (5) bearing wrongs patiently, (6) forgiving injuries, (7) praying for the living and the dead. Corporal Works Of Mercy (1) feeding the hungry, (2) giving drink to the thirsty, (3) clothing the naked, (4) harboring the stranger, (5) visiting the sick, (6) ministering to prisoners, (7) burying the dead. Finally, and no doubt most importantly, let your Lenten lapses and failures - whatever they may be serve only to increase your dependence upon God. None of us will do all we want to do during Lent. Thats the human condition. The point is not to get a good grade, the point is to increase your capacity to love God and your neighbor. After all, Lent is a time to learn how to love - Gods way - once again. Thats the whole point of the season. Lets us observe and go through all this faithful and we will a clearer and brighter view of the Risen Christ, come this Easter.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:51:45 +0000
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