Ash Wednesday
First reading – Joel 2:12-18
Today begins the Lent. The Lord is calling us, inviting us to be close to Him. We must go back to Him. We must be close to Him. Our presence must be in His presence. That is the real conversion. It is not about external observances and rituals. It’s about coming back to Lord repenting about all our shortcomings and weaknesses. He is ready to forgive. We must accept that forgiving love, that mercy and come back to His presence. Because He is all tenderness and compassion. He is rich in graciousness. We belong to Him and let’s belong to Him. Many times, we want to be our own. So we make our plans and our designs moving away from His presence. The Lent is a period to come back to His presence giving up our plans, repenting over the stupidity of our actions and coming back to His presence to follow His plan. He will care of us. Let’s reflect: Am I going to observe this Lent with the comeback plan or just some external observances?