It is always best to remember the little things first.
Lent provides forty days for a spiritual journey in which the earthly and fleshly pleasures are moved aside; a little discomfort is necessary and desired during Lent. The great problem that all Christians confront each day is sin, and the solution is not always easy but prayer helps guide the faithful in the right directions. There are forty reasons why we should not sin, forty prayers for goodness, holiness, patience.
Sin can make us unhappy refugees waiting in an airport for a delayed or canceled flight. Remember the wounds to the soul, to the heart, to the spirit when we turn away from God. Sin is all spectacle but no substance.
Ash Wednesday reminds us of our frailties, that we are human beings, able to hurt, able to be hurt. We can be happy; we can be distraught. We always need prayer. We always need God’s mercy and love.
Ash Wednesday offers splendid weather for forty days of hope.
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