Thursday After Ash Wednesday
In today’s first reading Moses said to his people “If, however, you turn away your hearts and will not listen, but are led astray and adore and serve other gods, I tell you now that you will certainly perish.” When I used to hear that people in the Bible worshiped other gods, I’d think that this could never be me. However, I found that I’ve committed the same sin multiple instances by occupying my time so fully with other things in my life that I barely (if at all) have time to pray. I’ve realized that anything I put before God is a god for me because it is, that which I prioritize, what I give importance to. This quarter I’ve been in a situation where I’ve been forced to see this deep-rooted flaw as well as the opportunity to grow closer to God. Letting go of activities to take care of myself and my relationship with God has taken more willpower than most of the goals I’ve tried to achieve before but none of these goals have been as rewarding as the love and blessings I’ve obtained through the effort to spend time with God and myself. Today’s Gospel reminds us of when Jesus said to his disciples: “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” It certainly feels like I’m losing parts of myself as I go through this journey but I’m realizing that every gap is filled and what is there better than God to fill in those gaps.
May we be open and intentional in letting God work with and through us today by simply letting Him in and giving Him some of our time.
– Anonymous