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Today’s palm branch procession, and reading of the passion of Jesus signals our move into Holy Week.
It is helpful to see these days before Easter as a week of retreat. While we continue our family and work routines, our focus is guided beyond.
In these days let us look together to Jesus.
I’ve been moving about a bit in recent weeks, across the country and further afield. I don’t enjoy the travel since planes are not designed for people of my height. But I love being with the people I end up with after a journey of any length.
Don’t get down when you hear today’s first reading.
Jeremiah is having a bad day. He’s a bit overwhelmed with the negative response he is getting when he passes God’s message to the people. In short, Jeremiah is having a Jeremiad.
I try not to repeat these daily Lenten posts year to year but there are times when the same scriptures pop up annually and I realise that I can’t write it better than I did last year. Today is one such day, not only because of the thought I share but even more in the comments that are added by FFF readers. Today I have left some of last year’s comments helping us to appreciate the power of today’s readings.
The heart of the home in years past was the hearth.
It was at the hearth that the family gathered for the warmth and light of the flame and the food that was prepared there.
The fire was treated with respect since the same flame which provided energy for the home could just as easily destroy it.
“Joy is the hallmark of the Christian.” Joining in saying the Joyful Mysteries in the unity that the podcast allows, helped me to focus on that wonderful concept of Joy. I had recently watched some anti-Christian postings that were disturbing but the response to revile and actual arrest for the display of the bible was one that was joyful. Joy acted like a miracle. My dismay and anger evaporated. Joining in the 4th mystery of this podcast then drew me deeper into the notion of Joy that Simeon and Anna experienced. That was a revelation for me – after all the years I have passed the beads over that decade. . “Surprised by Joy”! A wonder indeed.