A SEASON FOR MELTING OUR STEELY HEARTS..............

Just as Pope Francis denied being a Superman, "man of steel", on Ash Wednesday, so too, we must deny ourselves during Lent, so as to break the erroneousness of our steel and hardened hearts, that shut out the Divine and other persons as we become absorbed in ourselves and the stubbornness and willfulness that results from it.  Steely Hearts only grow harder and more removed from God's Will and selfless interactions with persons other than ourselves or those who are willfully self centered themselves.  The Divine Intention is to cast Mercy and Compassion upon us to melt our steely hearts.  But as Repentant People of God, we must have, "humble and contrite hearts", that are open and engaging with God and others, if we are to live the Catholic-Christian Faith.  On this Friday After Ash Wednesday, what initial progress have you made in organizing the undergoing of your personal and communal Lenten journey of Repentance ?  The lessening leading to the elimination of the steelyness  your own heart is the primary barometer of how transformative this Lent can and will be for you and me and all who adhere to the Living and True God of the Universe..............Father Troy David