Feb 18, 2008
“As I live, says the Lord, I do not wish the sinner to die but to turn back to me and live...”
The other day I heard someone reflect on Lent saying that it seems that everyone wanders around with their eyes to the ground wallowing in self-pity and shame. Honestly, I have to say that I see his point. It’s another way we make this wonderful season of penance about ourselves. How was your first full week of Lent? Hopefully you took some time to lift your eyes offering an act of love to your neighbor. In love we will conquer all sin! Now to this week…
There once was a story about a man who found himself trapped in a deep hole. Upon yelling for help, a preacher heard him and looked down into the hole. The man yelled for help, and the preacher took out a piece of paper, wrote down a prayer, and threw it into the hole and continued on his way. Still needing help, the man kept yelling until a doctor looked down into the hole. After hearing the plea for help, the doctor took out a prescription pad, wrote a prescription, and threw it down in the hole and carried on.
Still needing help, the man kept yelling and finally his best friend yelled down to him in the hole. Explaining his situation, the best friend said he could help. The next thing the man knew, his best friend was jumping into the hole with him. Surely surprised, the man exclaimed, “What the heck are you doing! Now we are both stuck in the hole!” The best friend gathered himself, cleaned himself off, and looked into his friend’s eyes and said, “I jumped in because I have been down here before and I know the way out…follow me.”