Our will be done

The Roman Catholic Lectionary for today, Shrove Tuesday, has texts which remind us of our weakness and our tendency to move away from the fully engaged life to other modes which deny our indwelling Spirit and relationship with the Divine. James letter names our inner desire, perhaps our ego, as the force that yields to temptation and takes control of the disaster of putting distance between our life and the life of the Spirit. The psalmist implores God to be discipline and consolation to him as he feels “his foot slipping”. Mark reveals Jesus questioning of His disciples understanding of their witness of Providence working perfectly (7 baskets) in His action as their personal fears surface about how they would eat and live. The season of Lent, which begins tomorrow, offers the opportunity to grow in our understanding of the closeness of the Divine to our lives. Traditionally, this is a time of prayer, less focus on self (fasting) and being a better servant (almsgiving)