Decision making

Have you ever been in such a situation that needs you to decide?

In which that decision will affect you for the rest of your life. Having said so, the kind of decision I meant includes a sadder note - heartache, pain and tears.

Regardless of having to know the consequences, you choose to be ignorant and proceed with approval. Thus you vow to yourself that you are ready and assume you are strong enough to take the road.

The road I have decided to go through after this will enlighten me in so many ways.

But knowing it will eventually end, I can hardly describe what I am suppose to feel in words.

And the reason I must put an end to this so called road on that one fine day is.. my stand towards what I believe in.

Ash Wednesday

Why do we wear ashes on Ash Wednesday?

Source : http://fallibleblogma.com/index.php/why-do-we-wear-ashes-on-ash-wednesday/

Perhaps because it’s true. We are indeed mortal – we are dust, and to dust we shall return (Gen 3:19). We are sinful too. And in a world that constantly says “if it feels good, do it” and suggests that a guilty conscience is just one more thing we need a prescription for, we definitely need this healthy dose of reality.

There is something much more important that must go along with this, though. It always helps to put everything we do in the Church in context with the most important event – the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter.

In this case, Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent which is preparation for Easter. And real preparation for Easter isn’t done with travel plans, fervor over the Sunday afternoon meal, and a resolution to eat less chocolate. It’s done in your soul.

When we look in the mirror on Ash Wednesday and see that black smudge on our forehead, we should be reminded that, no matter what, we are still sinners in need of constant conversion. It is the Church calling us back once again to the graces of our baptism, to do penance, and amend our lives as we approach the greatest celebration in the Church – Easter.

Thus, wear your ashes humbly :)

When you fast, do not put on a miserable faces as do the hypocrites. They put on gloomy face, so people can see they are fasting. I tell you this : they have already been paid in full. When you fast, wash your face and make yourself look cheerful, because you are not fasting for appearances or for people, but for your father who sees beyond appearances. And your Father, who sees what is kept secret will reward you. Matthew 6 : 16-18

Have a blessed Lent to all Christians as we await for Easter. God bless :)