A mere glance in the mirror is never enough to discover who is in the reflection looking back. To tell the tale that only the heart of the beholder understands, we must look deeper than the surface glow.
Is the slowly fading image that of ‘self’, as it slowly degenerates, allowing the view of His Holiness to shine through? Or is it the reverse? Where it is the Holy Spirit that slowly dissipates from our being, whilst ego and self-interest shine out.
From the beginning of creation, we have been called to make a ‘Soul-sacrifice’ to Him!
Lent is our journey to reflect on this gift to God of the most precious thing we own. Once we have laid our Soul on the altar of the Lord all the elements of our purpose here on earth come into clear focus.
Every prayer uttered for His guidance, strength and grace is made possible through the whisper from His wilderness that requires a selfless sacrifice. Nothing more … yet nothing less! Every drop of the water from our baptism is there to soothe the pain of our wilderness walk.
But walk it we must!
Every denial of temptation must inevitably be made for our soul-sacrifice to be what we want it to be. Lent cannot exist without it.
