Get up and take action!
Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
In this fourth Sunday of Great Lent we reflect on the parable of the prodigal son. One thing that we can find striking about the prodigal son is that after he fell into the trap of sin, he reflected on the state that he had reached, accepted that he had made a mistake and then got up and faced his problems. As Sister Margaret says above, “he represents each one of us and our fleeting desires.” If we take a moment to reflect on this, we find that this is so true. Each one of us is the prodigal son in one way or another. How often do we get caught up in our own issues and problems? However unlike the prodigal son we dwell on them, we procrastinate and then we fall again without doing anything to fix the situation or the state that we are in. Procrastination is simply laziness and this leads to idleness. We become idle within the realm of our sins. This leads to further issues and problems and instead of facing these, we take out our frustrations on those who we love the most.
Like the prodigal son, we need to get up and take action! We need to take a close look at ourselves in the mirror, then we need to accept ourselves for who we are and get up and do something about it. Our mirror doesn’t have to be the glass mirror that we look into, but the mirror of our thoughts, the mirror of our consciences and the mirror of our souls. In the Epistle today, St Paul tells us to examine ourselves to see whether we are living in the faith. He tells us to test ourselves. Until we do this, we will not be able to face ourselves and we will continue to hide from the truth of our lives.
The Season of Great Lent is the perfect time to reflect on our lives and test ourselves. It is a journey that takes us to the resurrection where our Father in heaven will be waiting for us, he will see us from afar and he will run and greet us with open arms and forgive us for all our sins.
On a parish level, last Thursday, it was wonderful to see our seniors participating in the activities that the Seniors Com-mittee prepared for them. It is also very inspiring to see the number of people that have been walking the way of the Cross every Friday night during the Arabic and English Stations of the Cross followed by evening prayers and adoration of the Cross. These are just some examples of what our parish offers each one of us to really take a close look into the mirror of our lives. Offcourse, always refer to the announcements page in the middle where you will find several talks and activities for young and old which will help you and your families. I thank the many volunteers who work day in and day out in our parish. They have all decided to get up and take action! So what are you waiting for?
