Sometimes the most difficult fast can be not giving up food, but giving up power and gratification. Deacon Greg Kandra, The hunger game: the challenge of fast during Lent On this third day of Lent, we called to re-examine our actions and motivations: Towards what end do we do the things that we do? The question goes beyond the external actions and goes straight to the reason and purpose doing. We do a lot of good things but sad truth is that the good that we do is marred by our ulterior motive, misdirected end and dissociated life. Deacon Greg hit the nail on the head. The words I quoted speaks of the reality that Isaiah speaks of in todays first reading and that of the Gospel. Lent is about aligning the external and the internal. Towards the end of Deacon Gregs reflection, he summarizes the context of our fasting. The first part of giving up is giving. During Lent we need to try to fast from taking and make a practice of giving. How much good our fasting would be if we do have the right end in mind and directed towards the good of others rather than to oneself.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:56:16 +0000
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