We are only a few days away from the beginning of Lent. As if to help us prepare our hearts, Jesus says in today's gospel: Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me (Mk 8:34). These are the words of one who is inviting his hearers to join him on a journey.
Each year, we are granted the forty days of Lent as a privileged time of grace, a time to follow the Lord. In order to do this well, we must begin with an attitude of self-denial so that we can free ourselves from the temptation to be self-centred. Only in this way can we learn how to be outward focused, ready to go wherever the Lord leads us. Only in this way can we learn to take up the challenges that the Lord places before us and trustingly follow in his footsteps.
As we prepare for the Lenten period that will begin next week, let us ask the Lord to begin even now to move our hearts and to keep us close to his heart.
Have a great day.
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