Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 Days of Lent. Not only is it a season of reflection and repentance, but also of desire.
Maybe you don't feel like you have permission to pursue what you desire, or you feel guilty about it. Maybe you keep your desires secret, for fear of being smirked at. Or because your desires are selfish. Or your just shy.
But reflection and repentance is not about the suppression or rejection of desire, but about renewing desires about what is good and noble and beautiful and true and freeing. It's about unleashing the desire to truly love and be loved, imitating the way God loves us.
What do you desire? Is it good? Is it a win-win-win for you, others, and God? Or is it just about you?
Some of you have such high expectations for everything and everyone that you're usually disappointed most of the time. What if you focused less on all those expectations you cling to, and followed your God-given desires to be more loving, more patient, more kind, more forgiving, more reliable, more humble, more loyal, more generous, more strong?
40 Days of Desire. Interested?
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