13 Mar 2021
What is a Contrite Heart?
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For 13 March 2021, Saturday of the third week of Lent, based on Luke 18:9-14
Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.†But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!†I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.’
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
13 March 2021 @ 7:12 am
That was such a deep piece of preaching. I listened 3 times and a new thought came out each time.
How you brought in the Disney trip. So much planning takes the “life” out of “life” and if I pray always in the same way some of the “life” is taken out. I also could relate to the feeling when I see other people are more devout and more disciplined I do feel contrite and humbled and somehow small. Sadly I could also relate to the taxpayer when I silently judge who is not,in my opinion,as devout as me. Thank you Sister, for giving me much food for thought.This is not the end of what I learned from this week.