In our world today, we often just keep going faster and faster continually filling up any spare minute of our day until we feel just completely overwhelmed. This is certainly true for me. I bet it strikes a chord with many of you also. I even try to tell myself, "I will only take on things that are good and worthwhile". Remember, we can always have too much of a good thing.
I keep getting asked to be involved in more and more things at church and I sometimes have a heard time saying no because it is a good thing. But, even doing things for God can be overdone. My Spiritual Director keep reminding me that I can and should say no sometimes. That I should be a bit guarded with my time.
So, I am reminded during this season of Lent is for fasting, not going faster and faster. So, what am I going to do about it. Well, I will not be posting as often between now and Easter. We finished our parish mission earlier this week. I have been at church now for 8 days in a row.
Anyway, during the mission, we had adoration. We were prompted to ask god to speak to us and I prayed that God would give me a word and take me where He wants during Lent. The word I got was generous. In addition to my normal Lenten sacrifices God wants me to be generous. I didn't get anymore details than this so this will be a tough and interesting Lent. I do know partly what it means.
I must be generous with my time, talent and treasure. It means I can't roll my eyes when someone asks more of me. I can't say, "Really?" which is so popular today. I must lose the sarcasm that I have been trained to use since my youth. I truly need to put others before myself. Somehow I have a feeling that no matter how generous I am this Lent, Jesus will be even more generous in return. I will let you know how it comes out.
To paraphrase my favorite Vulcan, Spock, "Live long and generously".
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