The time has come to call upon God on account of an awareness of our sins that leads us to plead for His mercy, knowing full well our God is so abundantly merciful. Indeed, He alone has the power to transform miserable sinners, such as us, and restore us to righteousness, for we have no power on our own.
God calls us to repent with our hearts, not only with outward signs. From the heart, God desires to draw us into a deeper relationship with Him, and our actions should focus on purifying ourselves, as we focus on deepening our relationship with God.
As I was at Mass this evening, I thought about how at that very hour of the evening 6 years ago, I was in an aboriginal American sweat lodge ceremony, with a strong spiritual component that speaks to it as a purifying ritual, as we offered up our prayers to God. Indeed, Lent starts with a symbol, the product of a fire, and throughout this season, we have the opportunity to purify our hearts to be righteous before God in our way of living.
Now is the time to act, because today is the day of salvation, the day when we can enter more deeply into a relationship with our God Who saves and out of death, brings new Life, which we shall celebrate fully in the Triduum.
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