Our penitential meditation
Lenten season is a time for reflection on the passion of Christ and its meaning for us. It is a timely period for us Filipinos to think if we still have that Easter hope for moral change in this country. When all social evils and government scandals are now pressing in on all sides, we need to have an ethical regeneration because our country continues to get shrieked by the never-ending tales of insolence, incivility, and immorality of some our leaders. We always cry for hope in this country but we never get through it. The Lenten season always offers hope and this we must benefit from.
Many of us look for private ways on how to spend this Lenten season. Many of our people find themselves enjoying the season along beaches and resorts. To them, Lenten season is an opportunity to get pleasure from a long vacation. The season no longer jogs the minds of some of us to make a prayerful reflection indicative of the fact that the season is not taken seriously. The essence of Lenten meditation falls by the wayside and paves way to a joyous celebration of family outings and parties.
Just like the passion of Christ, we experience disappointments, doubts, and other sacrifices. Let us take this penitential season to examine ourselves and ask why we are suffering from all of this and reflect the agonies of Christ. Aside from focusing ourselves on prayer and fasting, we should take a look at the brokenness of our country and ask why it is in a dismal condition.
In our Lenten meditation we should learn to appreciate the value of sacrifice, fasting, and abstinence. May we realize that reasonable sacrifices and self-denial efforts we can offer can make a difference in making this country a better place to live in.
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