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Catholic Charities USA
Tuesday of the Second Week in Lent
Readings of the Day
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Stop. Just stop!
I wonder about Isaiah's and Jesus' demeanor as they
relayed their respective messages shared in today's scripture.
Frustration, pleading, exhaustion, anger, matter-of-fact? All
possible. All understandable.
Cease doing evil.
Do not be like them!
It is refreshing to read scripture as clear as today's readings.
They weren't hard to figure out. But that doesn't mean
they made me happy. They actually stung. I am a sinner, a pharisee. I
have led people astray due to my sin. In my pride and selfishness, I
am sure I have excluded those who needed to be at the table.
I am 42 today and, hopefully, "better" than I was ten
years ago, and even better than I was ten years before that. Today, I
work with you, the awesome Catholic Charities team across the country,
to make sure everyone gets a seat at the table. We advocate. Share
resources. Invite others to participate. Change lives. But
today's scripture reminds us to pay attention to our sin, to our
propensity to make ourselves better recognized, adored.
So, what should we stop today?
* Stop hating _________. Forgive him.
* Stop neglecting ______. Put down your phone and self-imposed
busyness and pay attention.
* Stop barreling over _______. Make room for him. You can
accomplish more together.
* Stop talking about ____________. Help her instead.
* Stop judging ____________. Did you forget who you were ten years
ago?
Did I get everyone? ...Great.
Now, let us admit our sin and turn from evil. Let us humble ourselves
and be willing to change.
In just a few chapters, Jesus will go to the cross for us. He will
forgive us completely and provide the way for us to know the salvation
of God. All we need to do is be willing. Not perfect. Just willing.
That is beautiful news considering my many sins. Thank you, Jesus.
Christina Fankhauser has served as Director of Philanthropy with
Catholic Charities Community Services of the Diocese of Phoenix since
2017. She happily spends most of her non-work hours with her husband,
Matthew, and their children, Liliana and Ryan. She also loves her dog,
Gretchen, and crime mystery dramas on Netflix, almost never correctly
guessing whodunnit. She is honored to serve God by serving the most
vulnerable through social services.
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