The Winnie the Pooh books were some of my favorite books to read as a small child. There is a lot of simple wisdom contained in those books. I still have the Winnie the Pooh books that I had as a child. I reread them during the pandemic. I really enjoyed that experience of looking back on those books that I enjoyed so much as a child. One quote from Winnie the Pooh states: “Sometimes, the smallest things can take up the most room in your heart,” which can be both good or bad, depending upon what that small thing is. A warm memory from our childhood can transform us in a good way, but a small resentment or a kernel of anger can be very detrimental to our humanity and our life of faith. Often we want to examine those big things that affect our lives. However, sometimes the small things that we hold in our hearts are the things that can have a huge impact on us.
As we begin our Lenten journey, we are called to examine our lives and to look at those ways we need conversion and renewal. The Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving help us in the process of examining our lives and converting our hearts. A lot of us Catholics look forward to the process of Lent each year. I hope you will join us here at Holy Savior for some of our Lenten disciplines this year, such as our book study on Thursday nights and adoration and the stations of the cross on Fridays.
May we ask God’s blessing upon us during this holy season, that we be transformed in good, positive ways. Father Lincoln.
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