The Last day of Lent - the end of the journey - finito - done - finished - countdown ended. For many - SPY Wednesday - following the belief that Judas betrayed Jesus on a Wednesday prior to His crucifixion - Easter. SPY because some believe Judas was recruited to spy on Jesus' activity - report back His actions - location - leading to His arrest - all for 30 pieces of silver. Nobody can say definitely with one hundred percent accuracy - but it is a valid assumption knowing what followed as recorded in history. That next day - Holy Thursday - the Last Supper - seems reasonable. That should not be our main concern today - rather - an evaluation of how we personally handled our own Lenten experience. Not how much we did - nor where we did anything - instead - what does our heart tell us. Are we in a better place than we were back on Ash Wednesday - did we identify things that could be improved in our life. Have we changed anything - did we stop doing things that were not appropriate - did we apologize to anyone for things we have done - anyone we offended - did we pick up our Bible - study the catechism - participate in a charitable event - offered ourselves in service - at no charge - did we pray more - sit in silence with God - did we do anything - only you can answer those and many other questions. God knows what you did - what you did not do - one last day to complete Lent on a positive note.
It is so important to remember that God loves us - as we are - Jesus came for us - as we are - died for us - as we are. It is up to us to make any changes necessary - nobody can do that for us - ours alone to do. With God all things possible (Matthew 19:26) - everyone of us can improve - all we need is Jesus. Think about that today - Jesus I Trust in You.
Deacon Dale
