Reflections on Ps 56 (Bro Cornelius Ching)

It is about a week and half into Lent. It is this time of the year when we take stock of our lives and prepare ourselves to celebrate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Ps 56 asks us to take refuge in the saving hands of the Lord, the one who has always been our help. Maybe we do not really need the Lord to save us as if our lives depended on it, unlike the Israelites in the time of Moses. Generally, our lives are pretty stable and though there are ups and down, there is nothing much life threatening. But as I reflected deeper, I realize there is a deeper meaning.

We do need the Lord to save us. Lent is a period of purification and preparation. There will definitely be things and areas in our lives where we need the Lord to "save" us, be it from our habit of gossiping, laziness, ego and pride, or it could be that we do not devote enough time to prayer. It is in these aread that we need the saving arm of God to give us the strength to grow in holiness.

Let us then own these areas and admit that they are part of us. Next, we need to want to improve these areas. Then we must our faith in the Lord knowing that he will give us the strength to overcome these areas. Ina doing all these, we pray that by the time Lent is over and we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, we can say from the deepest in our being,

"My heart is ready, O God,
my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise."

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Stay tuned for the next post by Br. Martin Arlando on 01st Mar 2010.