Running the race...
1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.
Personal Challenge...
As we go through this journey of Great Lent, a special time of ascetic practice, we must remember that we do not do this just for the asceticism itself. Paul reminds us that the athlete exercised and practiced so that he/she would win the race. We too should be exercising the practices of Lent in order to prepare ourselves to win the race of live and hear at the end, "Well done My good and faithful servant!" We do not do this by lording it over others about how good we keep the fast, or how well we do our prostrations, or how many services we have attended, or anything else related to our ascetic practices. We do this by loving our God, loving or neighbor, and giving of ourselves and what we possess to those in need. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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