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Spring into Gods Love
Spring is springing here in the Pacific Northwest the plants
and trees are blooming. We are fast approaching the Christian
celebration of Easter Sunday and if my Catholic is correct we
should be in Lent right now.
Lent is a Catholic season of soul-searching and repentance. Lent
is a time for reflection and taking a good look at what our
lives are all about. By observing the forty days of Lent, the
individual Catholic imitates Jesus' withdrawal into the
wilderness for forty days. This would account for the gesture
of, "Giving up something for Lent".
I was Catholic when I was growing up in New York City, back then
giving up something for Lent which started forty days before
Easter Sunday, kicked off by Ash Wednesday, (which is a whole
other story in itself) I tried my hardest to give up something I
really liked, something like RC Cola. It never worked and mainly
because I didn't understand why I was giving something up.
Today I understand it and in some twisted way the symbolic
gesture of giving up something we like between the days of the
passion and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ seems like a
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Son for our sins the least we can do is take a break from
Starbucks Lattes or something like that.
Well, I don't think I will return to my Catholic roots anytime
soon but I may add a little reflection to this season by
reaching out to someone in need with the Gospel. We have a duty
to our Lord that since we have been given this wonderful eternal
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The most remarkable aspect of Lent is that it actually
commemorates the time Jesus was in the wilderness. It was that
time that the temptations occurred and Jesus withstood the
confrontation of the Devil. You and I will never be tempted by
the Devil; we will however be tempted by Satan as was Eve in the
Garden but never directly by the Devil as Jesus was. What a
tremendous example to us, how much did He love the Father and
would always do His will.
So as the foliage returns to the Pacific Northwest and your
hometown, as spring begins, we have the awesome privilege to
know God and His Son Jesus Christ and His matchless Word.
About the author:
Paul Griffitts a Bibical Researcher for over 30 years Currently
Paul is the Editor of The Good News
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