*Reflection for Thursday afterAsh Wednesday.Deut. 30:15-20; Lk 9:22-25*

*Theme: God proposes

Life and happiness*

life and happiness is the destiny of man who accepts to walk in the   commandments of God, while death and disgrace is the destiny of those who refuses his commandments.  The choice we make will lead us to live the blessing or the curse.

The Lord's proposal for us is that we love and prove it by following His ways and keeping His laws and decrees.

How is your life,  Do you have peace or distress in your heart?  Have you lived in the blessing or the curse?  are you sure you already made the right choice?  In the Gospel, following Jesus conditions us to a total renunciation of our human will that makes us want to achieve everything easily and without much effort. Jesus proposes the Cross to us( take up your cross..) as an exercise to get rid of ourselves, our weak will, our accommodation and thus allow ourselves to be surrendered to the Father's will, which for us is the supreme happiness.

if Jesus tells us to take the Cross and follow Him to salvation we cannot continue trying to win the whole world attached to what we have and who we are and to walk to perdition. What do you understand about Jesus' proposal to follow Him? -   What do you need to give up to follow Jesus?  

Prayer: Help us O Lord to take up our dialy cross and follow you. Offering our suffering to you and to continue steadily on the path, in truth and in spirit. Amen.

Have a spirit filled lenten season. 

Pax- peace 🙏🏾Fr Raph Jnr.