ABBA FATHER IS THE SOURCE OF EVERY MERCY AND COMFORT. HE SHOWS US A REMEDY FOR SIN IN FASTING, PRAYER AND ALMSGIVING. THE SEASON OF LENT IS THE BEST TIME TO MAKE THAT LIFE-CHANGING CONFESSION IN YOUR LIFE.

"Wash yourselves clean!  Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

"Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; Though they be ­crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; But if you refuse and resist, the sword shall ­consume you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken!" (Isaiah 1: 10, 11 - 20).

Tuesday 15th March 2022, of the 2nd Week of Lent.

Our Retreat Master for this day of Lent is the Prophet Isaiah. The question is: What do we do about Sin in our life. The Bible is stark clear on this. "If we say that we have no sins, we are liars." But if we humble ourselves and come to God and confess our sins, God will embrace us with His mercy. (Cf 1 Peter 5: 6).

The Lord Jesus, in His wisdom and foreknowledge gave the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The power of a good Reconciliation in the Season of Lent is phenomenal. For an indepth Examination of Conscience for Confession in the Season of Lent, click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-good-examination-of-conscience.html?m=1

"My priests should be the first to seek Me out in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. They should be the first to run to Me as soon as they experience the pangs of an uneasy conscience and the regret of their sinful weaknesses. The single greatest service My priests can offer one another is the readiness to hear each other’s confessions and to pronounce over each other the healing words of absolution. In this way, they carry out the example I gave you when, at the Last Supper, I washed the feet of My disciples. Frequent confession, weekly confession is, more than ever, necessary to My priests." (IN SINU JESU page, Thursday, July 31, 2008 Saint Ignatius of Loyola).

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ABBA FATHER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED AND YES, WHEN WE NEED IT. EXERCISE YOUR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD'S MIGHTY, MERCIFUL AND MYSTERIOUS PROVIDENCE EVERY DAY.

"As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”

"Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” Jesus said in reply, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?” (Matthew 20: 17....28).

Wednesday 16th March 2022, of the 2nd Week of Lent.

Ten years ago, 2012, I prayed mostly for good health, good job, financial stability, etc. “You do not know what you are asking." I thought I did. Could the best practice with regards to asking God for favors be understanding of these two Scripture texts?

#1 "Your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!" (Matthew 6: 8).

#2  "We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans." (Romans 8: 26).

Today, I pray for one thing:  To seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and to believe deeply that God will meet all my needs as promised. The practice of this trust and confidence in God's provision for my needs makes me more peaceful. I get what I need and do not waste my time with what I don't need.

"Priests have the right and the privilege of calling upon My Mother in every need, trial, failure, and sin, confident of receiving from her help and solace, mercy and healing, comfort and peace. Too few of My priests have entered into the relationship of filial love and of spousal intimacy with My most holy Mother that I desire for them, and from which their holiness will flow as from a pure spring."  (IN SINU JESU, Thursday, December 3, 2009).

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