God with his defibrillator

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Today, we are celebrating the seventh day of Lent. Lent is now one week old. How’s it going? Have you stumbled? Remember that Lent is a time to bring us closer to God. Yesterday was one of those tough days. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. The network at work crashed; we didn’t have access to our files. Clients were demanding things I couldn’t provide because I couldn’t get to them. My cell phone went out – I lost communication. I was stranded from the world. I was asking why me, why is this happening to me. Then last night, I went to XLT at St. Anne’s and there was God with his defibrillator. What a shock – what a message. Today’s Gospel (Luke 11:29-32) is about rejecting Jesus. Jesus came to preach the Word and many refused to believe in Him. When we stop believing in the strength of God and that God will take care of us, we stop believing in the power of God. As we read and hear scriptures, Christ is revealed to us. Yesterday, God broke me down so I could hear His message last night. Last night, Chad brought forth a very important message and in that message he reminded me of a saying from St. Augustine – “My Heart is restless until it rests in you.” We have many distractions in our life. Many things to pull us away from the Lord. Many things that allow us to deny the Lord. STOP – Its Lent. It’s a time to get closer to the Lord. It is a time of celebration. Today, take a few minutes to re-examine your Lenten promise. Take a few minutes to open your heart to the Lord. Today, take time to examine your conscience and ask for forgiveness for those sins which are keeping you from the Lord. Today, the church offers reconciliation from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm. It might be time to confess your sins. A Simple Prayer “Jesus, open my ears and my heart to hear your word today. Help me to recall what you have said to me, So I can see the power of your word in my life. Amen” By the way, the network is restored, my clients survived and I was revived. Yours in Christ Michael Marcon