It's holy week again...
The season of reflection and sacrifice and abstinence..
Our Lord Jesus Christ sacrificed his life for our sins, he was crucified and died on the cross...sometimes I wonder was it worth it? am I worth sacrificing? are we worth sacrificing?
Although I am Catholic and a strong believer in Jesus Christ as my saviour, I have not been very religious lately...years ago when I was a teenager I used to sing in the church as a member of a choir. And I have to admit that it was the time when I really felt the strong foundation of being a christian..because I believe that if you want to experience the glory of God's power, to be inspired and to see the world in a different view, you have to practice your faith...
When I left and moved to a bigger city in Cebu and then here in Manila things have changed a lot...life in the big city can be very very different, can be tempting, can be wicked, can be consuming...I guess I was consumed by my need for comfort, money, earthly desires, lust, vanity and so on....
I just wish I could think of all these things everyday and gain control, not just today, not just during the season of lent...
Now, I ask myself, what am i willing to sacrifice? I'd make it simple and make a little list...
- sex is absolutely out this week
- meat is not an option and it will benefit me cuz i'm dieting
- alcohol
- i'll pray and meditate and really reflect on where this life is heading...i'm praying for guidance so that my life would not be focused on things that i want but rather things i need...
how about you, what are you willing to sacrifice?
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