Monday, March 10, 2008

Preparing for Holy Week...

I HAVE NOT COME TO CALL THE JUST; I HAVE COME TO CALL SINNERS TO REPENTANCE. Luke 5:32
As we prepare for Holy Week let us prepare our hearts and homes by refining our habits for the Lord. It is a great time to get rid of the things that lead us away from time with Christ, our families, or those that need our love. It is a time to rid our vices whether they are tangible or spiritual. It may be cleaning out our homes from vices that distract us, like drugs, alcohol, and pornography. Or less obvious things like clutter, unnecessary attachments, bitterness, compulsive behaviors, addictions, pride, vanity, or sensuality. Maybe we should be fasting from things that pull away our time like the computer, phone, eating in obsession, or nagging others. The one small vice we can give to God this Easter will clear our minds to grow into the amazing person we were created to be.