A Lent we will never forget

As time came closer for his Passion, Jesus told the Pharisees that he is going away. He will be leaving them. He even insinuated that when he does leave them, at some point, they will realize what they have missed.  It is then, too, they will realize something great slipped through their hands.

In our own lives, we know God certainly does work in mysterious ways. God provides us so many opportunities, sends us signs, talks to our hearts, and we ignore them and they don’t return. 

That for God, there is no time. As Peter said, “that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day”. But, for us on this earth, life and time are limited.  We only have so much time on this earth to make our decision to follow Jesus and none of us know how limited that time may be.

For every opportunity God sends our way, we must seize the moment. Every day, God askes us to draw closer to him, to renew our promises, to strengthen our determination. It is on these very opportunities that we ignore, we will be judged.  We didn’t seize the moment to renew our relationship with God, to die to self, and place our trust in him.

And it is through prayer that we fortify our faith, opening our ears to the voice of God. It is through prayer that we exercise our God given gift of our free will and worship him and give his thanks

It is lent, and a lent we will never forget. For many of us, it may truly be that opportunity God is sending our way, an opportunity not to ignore. It is a lent to listen to the voice of God. To put our soul in order, to straighten out our path. It is a time to reflect on where we want our spiritual life to lead us.

Don’t let this opportunity, something great, slip through your hands and when it is too late, realize what you have missed.