WORD 2day: 17th March, 2014

RELEARN THE MEANING OF BEING GOOD

Lent is not merely a moment of some rigorous self control but it is essentially a moment of enhancing our goodness, the goodness that lies deep within us because we are made in the image and likeness of God. We are not called just to return to the dust from which we supposedly came, but we are invited to become one with the eternal living God - the eternal life promised by God, through Christ the Son and Saviour. In being good or doing good, it is possible that we are guided by reasons like - expecting a good return or not to incur the wrath of justice or in return for a good received or in view of presenting a picture of good self to the others! However, the most Christian of all disposition is to be good, because it is my vocation; to do good because it is my essential nature! Being good, merciful and holy because the Lord who has made me, is good merciful and holy - that is the real meaning of being good!