Merriam-Webster Dictionary is "something or someone that gives joy to someone." Jesus is our Joy and our Savior! The season of Lent draws us closer to our Joy through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It is good and fitting that amid the complexity of human emotion, we hold both sorrow and joy in our hearts all at once--sorrow for what we have done that separates us from our Joy, and gratitude for the mercy and forgiveness that is ours through what Jesus has done for us. As we prepare our hearts for our Joy at Easter with acts of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, may our Joy be visible in us, sharing the hope and promise of our Savior through our countenance, our works, and our witness of all that it good! 

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Lenten Joy?

in Lent

Embodying the Love of Jesus

Who remembers watching Bishop Fulton Sheen on TV when you were growing up? Think about how ahead of his time he was by using the new media of television to get God’s Word out! I was always impressed during commercials that his “angel” would clean the blackboard (they did not have white boards back then). I recall being mesmerized by him and how familiar he was talking about and loving God. When I ran across this quote, I thought it was appropriate for Lent. To give so much of yourself helping others that your hands would have scars on them. Being of service so much that your feet would be wounded. Finally, having reached out so much and helped others causing your heart to open wider and deeper in divine love. What can I do to make these words come true? Will God ask me these questions when my life is over? How might I accomplish this during Lent and how joyous Easter will be if I make the effort? What Gospel verse and message can you emit to the world this week of Lent? How can we use our modern media to get God’s Word out?