Isaiah 43:18-25; Psalm 41 Lord, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you;
St. Paul tells us today in his letter that the Son of God, Jesus Christ was not "yes" and "no" but "yes" was in him.
Jesus did not waver. He did not hedge his bets. He did not hire a risk assessor to determine if the benefits outweighed the risk. He said "yes" and allowed his "yes" to be a source of strength.
One of the most powerful images of "yes" to God is the IV station: Jesus meets his mother.
What a gaze, when their eyes met! What a moment in history! What an explosion of interior strength and determination!
Jesus saying "yes" to the cross peering at his mother whose "yes" started it all.
Both were completely open. They did not live with their doors half closed.
Lent is opportunity to evaluate our "yes" to God. It is a season by which we open wide the doors of our heart and allow that "yes" of faith, our "amen" truly be our foundation and our life.
May the tools of Lent: prayer, fasting, almsgiving be those instruments necessary to open wide the door, even take the hinges off the door of our heart to God so that we might live for him alone serve his Church in all that we do.
May we live boldly the "yes" we are invited to make each and everyday.
May the Blessed Mother show us the way and may Christ be our strength.
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