Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Lent Day #24

As I read today's reflections, even Saints get slighted. Today, being February 29th, is the Feast of St John Cassian. Yet we only celebrate his feastday every four years. John Cassian lived in a monastery, became a deacon and then founded two monasteries. Not bad for someone who is only honored every four years!

He puts me in my place. Someone who did so much, yet is a blip on the radar. I will think of St John Cassian often, especially when I am feeling as if I did not get the right props or pat on the back!

In today's readings, Pilate is having an awful time trying to decide what to do. He does not want to kill Jesus, but wants to win the popularity contest. He goes a different route trying to get his outcome. He decides to have Jesus beaten hoping this will satisfy the masses and he will be off the hook for killing the King of the Jews.

We need to look at our lives and stand up for what is right, stand up for the truth. Even if that means finding the courage when we are afraid to do the right thing.

Our week of reflections on forgiveness and coming to terms with forgiving ourselves when we fail and overlooking others failures is winding down as we are completing yet another week of Lent. Overall, this has been a pretty darn good week. It's times like these when I ask "when will the other shoe drop? Things are going too well!"

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