Daily Retreat 02/29/08
2008 Feb 29 Fri
Hos 14: 2-10/ Ps 80(81): 6c-8a. 8bc-9. 10-11ab. 14 and 17/ Mk 12: 28-34
From today’s readings: “Thus says the LORD: Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have collapsed through your guilt.... If only My people would hear Me, and Israel walk in My ways.... Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength....”
Return!
We've all had the experience of making a wrong turn in a congested downtown area, then driving cluelessly about for awhile with no idea of how to get back on track, then breathing a sigh of relief when we finally come across a sign pointing to the right road.
It's easy to see how that scenario is quite analogous to our spiritual life. It certainly is all too easy to get off track, and soon we find ourselves going around in circles or wandering about aimlessly, having almost forgotten where we're supposed to be going.
But then, God graciously provides us with a sign that points to HIM, and we're reminded of where we're supposed to be going, and how to get there. That's what the season of Lent is all about: noticing the many signs that God provides for us that lead us to return to Him. Of course, no matter how clearly a sign may point to the right direction, one must freely choose to follow the sign in order to get back on track.....
Hos 14: 2-10/ Ps 80(81): 6c-8a. 8bc-9. 10-11ab. 14 and 17/ Mk 12: 28-34
From today’s readings: “Thus says the LORD: Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have collapsed through your guilt.... If only My people would hear Me, and Israel walk in My ways.... Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength....”
Return!
We've all had the experience of making a wrong turn in a congested downtown area, then driving cluelessly about for awhile with no idea of how to get back on track, then breathing a sigh of relief when we finally come across a sign pointing to the right road.
It's easy to see how that scenario is quite analogous to our spiritual life. It certainly is all too easy to get off track, and soon we find ourselves going around in circles or wandering about aimlessly, having almost forgotten where we're supposed to be going.
But then, God graciously provides us with a sign that points to HIM, and we're reminded of where we're supposed to be going, and how to get there. That's what the season of Lent is all about: noticing the many signs that God provides for us that lead us to return to Him. Of course, no matter how clearly a sign may point to the right direction, one must freely choose to follow the sign in order to get back on track.....
posted by FrPitstick | 2/28/2008
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