In the fifth week of Lent, we are invited to reflect on where and how we walk … and in what way we move towards another person is perceived by others …
During the day, we take many steps going out to work, taking care of children or jogging. It’s up to us where and how quickly we go. If we care about something, we sometimes run. However, when we are afraid of something or we are tired, we can barely drag our legs. Think about how you react and how fast you go when someone suddenly asks you for help after a long day of work … Are you in a hurry to help or maybe you are reluctant to relax? …
Think about what Jesus would have done if someone had asked Him for help? Do you discover in Him the One who always comes to you and help others? In the “Diary” of St. Faustina, we read: “With My mercy, I pursue sinners along all their paths, and My Heart rejoices when they return to Me” (Diary, 1728). This is God, He doesn’t count the steps. He doesn’t drag because He cares about our happiness and our salvation.
By looking at how God moves, your life can gain momentum. You will no longer be an egoist who is only kicking in his garden. Then you will see that there are other people next to you that you can help. What’s more, it’s all about the love with which you do something, not the spectacularity of the works, about which St. Faustina writes: ” Great love can change small things into great ones, and it is only love which lends value to our actions” (Diary, 303).
Repeat each time when tiredness deprives you of the desire to do something good: “Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor” (Diary, 163).
Courage!
