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Lent 2007
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Year C: Second Sunday of Lent Second Reading: Philippians 3: 17 - 4: 1 St Paul is pointing out the difference between our way of life as Christians and that of the world at large. He uses the example of the way in which some people made food into their god and how other people acted in ways that were shameful - but seemed proud of their actions and so on. Things have not changed much over 2000 years! Think for a while about some of the things that people turn into little gods these days...what do people worship and put themselves out for? St Paul reminds us that, as Christians, we are on a journey to our real homeland in heaven and that, for us, earthly things should not have quite the same pull on our time and energy. It was not easy 2000 years ago - and it certainly isn’t easy now - to stand back from things and try to see them for what they are. We live in a society that measures success and people by how much they own. It is not easy in such a society to hang onto a vision of people as individuals uniquely created by God, loved by Jesus and gifted by the Spirit. It seems to go against everything we see around us. And yet, it is our belief that this is the truth about human beings. We also believe that eventually, we will arrive in our homeland and that Jesus will then transfigure our bodies into glorious copies of His own. Try this week to live in this belief - as someone who is destined for glory - and see if it makes a difference! As St Paul says, “Do not give way...you are my joy and my crown” What does it mean for me?
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