“If you want to check how well you grasp the Gospel in its essence, ask yourself how much do I ‘feast on’ having God as my Father and Mary as my mother? “
In this edition of A Minute with Mary Paul asks us to look at the things we can feast on during this time of Lent…
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In the northern hemisphere, Lent is experienced during spring rather than autumn. Spring time conjures up images of new life and the promise of better times ahead.
For real change in our lives, we need to be challenged to leave behind our negative ways and be truly motivated by the call to experience the fullness of a life lived with Christ. This could be seen as ‘fasting from and feasting on’! My parish priest this week called us to fast from judging and being indifferent to others, and to feast on discovering in them the presence of Christ.
This reflects what our whole attitude should be to our faith. Salvation then is not only FROM sin, but FOR sonship – divine sonship in Christ. We are not merely forgiven by God’s grace; we are adopted and divinized to become partakers of the divine nature as 2 Peter 1:4 states. ‘Children of God, that’s what we are’, says 1 John 3:1.
Mary then, as Mother of God and Mother of His children, shows us how to glorify the Father by receiving the gift of His Son in the fullness of the Spirit. If you want to check how well you grasp the gospel in its essence, ask yourself how much do I ‘feast on’ having God as my Father and Mary as my Mother?
