The Fourth Sunday of Lent 1 Sm 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41
We have now reached the mid-point of Lent and many of us will be taking a short break from our Lenten observances. At the same time, others will be renewing their resolve to start Lent! Either way, for all of us Lent is a time of reflection and renewal, and an opportunity to focus our attention more clearly on the love and mercy of Jesus Christ and our response to it.
Lent is about letting Jesus into our lives. The trouble is that once he’s there our lives change, and I would go as far as to say that he wreaks havoc on our comfort zones. When Christ is the measure of our lives we learn to think and act in his way and everything we do is for his honour and glory. Inevitably this means giving up habits of life and mind which will bring us challenges and discomfort.
