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We don’t often think of Jesus as making jokes, and yet when we hear him tell the disciples that they are worth more than many sparrows, it is easy to picture him with an ironic grin.
Too often we blindly strive for success, fulfillment, riches, or pleasure. As the Book of Wisdom reminds us, even as they grumbled and complained, God provided his people with manna from Heaven, a food that conformed to every taste.
The next time you are talking with someone, ask a question. Something like: How did that make you feel? What did you think about that? Why?
Why is praise such an important part of prayer? Again and again in Scripture, we are told of the need to praise God–but why? Do you think God needs our praise? Or is something else going on?
When you think of hard and lonely places, what comes to mind? Is it an actual desert? Or is it your workplace? Or a family gathering? Where is your desert?
Scripture tells us quite often that God is not in need of our sacrifices. Not our tithes, not our penances, not even our Lenten fasts. But giving yourself to God may not look the same for everybody.
Quite often it is the unknown that we fear most. Many of us imagine we can bear almost anything if we know what to expect. But that isn’t how God works.
