Each day, I reflect upon a word or a phrase inspired by the readings of the day. I encourage you to do the same and perhaps incorporate that word or phrase into your daily prayer.
In today’s Gospel we hear a simple Lenten message: “…she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here…at the preaching of Jonah they repented; there is something greater than Jonah here.” (Luke 11:29-32)
SOMETHING GREATER: There is something greater than ourselves here. We are called to humility; we are nothing without God.
We should attempt to make things right with Him. We should acknowledge that we have fallen away, that we spend too much of our time focused on ourselves. We sacrifice, and in so doing, redirect more of our efforts toward God.
No need to wear sackcloth and sit in ashes, but we can at least take small steps toward making things right. In so doing, we begin to tilt the scales in His favor.
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