“Old habits are hard to break, and no one is easily weaned from his own opinions; but if you rely on your own reasoning and ability rather than on the virtue of submission to Jesus Christ, you will but seldom and slowly attain wisdom. For God wills that we become perfectly obedient to himself, and that we transcend mere reason on the wings of burning love for him.”
Thomas a Kempis
After the pancakes tomorrow… Who come up with these things? Not that I mind having any excuse for eating pancakes but if you wanting gluttonous celebration, Shrove Tuesday should be rare steak and Poutine. Anyway, as we prepare for Easter by contemplating Jesus suffering on his Journey to the cross, this becomes a great time to dust off those disciplines that have been hiding in the closet. Maybe it’s something as easy as reciting the Jesus prayer while you breath, (breath in) “Lord Jesus son of God (out) have mercy on me a sinner.” or Post Easter (breath in) “Lord Jesus son of God (out) shine your mercy on me.” Or practicing a wealth of other disciplines The Sacred Way, it’s time to truly consider Jesus’ painful road to victory as we come to know Him by “knowing the power of the resurrection and sharing in His suffering becoming like him in death.”
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