Ezekiel 11:19
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in
them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of
flesh. “
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This week, Holy Week, is about change. Up to the point where this week ends, all of
humanity was living in a set of old ways.
These ways were about counting things done and not done; finding
mechanisms to make yourself holy and worthy; using things from the outside to
make sacrifices for penance.
The end result of Jesus’ life on earth was about changing
all of this. It became simple: love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all of your soul and with all of your strength; and love your neighbors as
yourself. We are worthy solely because
God loves us. If we Confess our sins,
have a contrite and repentant heart, we will be forgiven.
As we have moved through this Holy Lent, our hearts have
been changed from hardened places of fear, rules and judgment to open spaces of
peace, love and forgiveness. We are
filled with the spirit of the light, not of darkness; of eternity, not of the
world.
Feel our hearts change.
Heavenly Father –
You offer to us a great gift of
change. We have the opportunity to be
renewed and refreshed by Your love.
Give us a spirit of openness that
we might experience the blessings You would give, if we but only accept them
fully into our lives.
Keep us mindful of those around us
who are shining Your light that we might accept the warmth and brightness of
Your Word.
Change us, Lord.
In Christ’s name, we pray,
Amen.
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