"Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He answered, "You have said so." Matthew 26:25
Our Lenten journey - Holy Wednesday: Free will, we each have the choice, we are not predestined though God does know the outcome. Judas not only lied to Jesus but also lied to himself. Earlier, Judas had made arrangements to betray Jesus, he had justified his actions. He had lied to God that much that he was able to look Jesus in the eye and deny his wrong doings, he had premeditated his actions. I see a world that does basically the same thing, able to justify their actions, lie to themselves and to God. Holy Week reminds us that we all play apart in the crucifixion of Jesus and the resurrection of the body of Christ. Are you Peter, repentant for your sins or Judas, living the lie of your own truth?
Dear Father, I am sorry for those times that I have denied You and lied to myself. I want to be more and more like Peter and not like Judas. I pray for all those caught in the lies of the world. I pray for a world that needs repentance and a world that seeks only to glorify You. We can rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral but can we rebuild the Church that needs it? May I be super-sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and may You be greater in me than that of the way of the world. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Saints, pray for us.
Our Lenten journey - Holy Wednesday: Free will, we each have the choice, we are not predestined though God does know the outcome. Judas not only lied to Jesus but also lied to himself. Earlier, Judas had made arrangements to betray Jesus, he had justified his actions. He had lied to God that much that he was able to look Jesus in the eye and deny his wrong doings, he had premeditated his actions. I see a world that does basically the same thing, able to justify their actions, lie to themselves and to God. Holy Week reminds us that we all play apart in the crucifixion of Jesus and the resurrection of the body of Christ. Are you Peter, repentant for your sins or Judas, living the lie of your own truth?
Dear Father, I am sorry for those times that I have denied You and lied to myself. I want to be more and more like Peter and not like Judas. I pray for all those caught in the lies of the world. I pray for a world that needs repentance and a world that seeks only to glorify You. We can rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral but can we rebuild the Church that needs it? May I be super-sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and may You be greater in me than that of the way of the world. In Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Saints, pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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