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Build up others this Lent with your thoughts on the Sunday Mass readings and meditation. Three questions for reflection and discussion will be offered for each of the six Sundays during Lent. Please pray through the questions and share your insights or what the Lord spoke to you in the comments area below. Your words will inspire others in The Word Among Us community and encourage them during this grace-filled season.
Meditation & Questions on Mark 14:1-15:47
Wherever the gospel is proclaimed … what she has done will be told in memory of her. (Mark 14:9)
This is a story of extravagance. The woman chose a very expensive perfume—spikenard—that came all the way from India and poured it on the head of an itinerant rabbi from the backwater of Nazareth. Why?
Jesus gives us a clue: “She has anticipated anointing my body for burial” (Mark 14:8). Somehow, this woman knew what Jesus was about to go through and why he was going through with it—and she wanted to honor him in the highest way possible. She was so moved by the sacrifice that he would make for her and for the whole world that she felt compelled to pour her most precious possession on him in…
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Extravagant generosity. Those are interesting words to reflect on. How many times can I say that I have given with extravangant generosity. I am afraid to say, very little. My giving is within what one would say was the standard or normal giving. Reasonable not extravagant. I am afraid to admit that I am not very extravagant when it comes to giving. Indeed, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
This Holy Week I am going to seek out at least one opportunity to be extravagant in my giving. Go way beyond the normal giving and do it with a totally giving heart not expecting anything in return. Just like Jesus has done for me. Give without bounds. Give with out regard to the limits. I pray for the Holy Spirit to guide me in my thinking and to give me the strength to do this one thing like the woman with the alabaster jar of perfume.
I am taken that Jesus gave up Heaven and His Kingly throne for US All to be like us and Save us all!!
I cannot even imagine how He could of done this!!
I want Jesus to show me this week how I can give up this world for Him ;as his loving Brother!
This is my Prayer this Holy week!
Psalm 51 :16-17 says “You do not want sacrifices or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings. My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.”
Every Lent seems to hold for me a time of sharing in the Passion of Jesus. In trials, and tribulations. This Lent, in particular, the Lord has been dealing with my “unforgiveness”. A few years ago, my husband was involved in an affair with another woman…I give thanks to Our Merciful God for healing and mending all this time, and I have seen the good fruits of the seed planted of staying together, and being obedient to God. Now, lately, it turns out, this other woman, works at a business I happen to deliver mail to! I have come to realize what the Lord is doing, and at first, I was Not excited about it..The Lord is asking for my sacrifice of a humbled spirit, and a repented, contrite, submissive heart. Believe me when I say it is not easy, for I am very human, and the hurt ran deep. Remembering, that unforgiveness is a greater sin,.....my prayers have been that the Lord help me to forgive her, and to help me pray for her, for then He reminded me, that before I knew Him, He loved me, that He saw my retchedness, my faultyness, my sins, and all I use to be before I knew Him, and He loved me… and He forgave me…..So, this Lent, I see my Master cleaning House, my heart..it is the sacrifice that I humbly, offer to God, not in my strength, either.. but, with His prompting, His Love, His help. Have a Blessed, Holy Resurrection Day,everyone. Jesus, is Lord !!
It has taken me many years to fully understand…the depths that He went through for me. In the past year there have been many hardships, that have brought me deeper than I have ever been.
A conversion has taken place in me and this Lenten season has carried a much stronger truth.
The thing that I have started doing (to show my thanks) is to reach out to people. I have always done this in the past, but I now need to reach out “even further”. I am so thankful that He loves me. I have also stated to read the bible. Thanks be to GOD.