“GETTING OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT”
Mark 12:17
Jesus said to them, ‘Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’
My Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
So often we speak of giving up something for Lent. And then as a second possibility, as I myself have done in more recent times, we take up something new and positive for the Season. Both approaches are commendable and beneficial.
The danger, however, is that our observance of Lent can easily become a series of mechanical acts, devoid of deeper meaning and purpose and intention. In other words, we go simply for the do’s and don’ts; for what to take on and what to give up.
