Day 9
Temptation Overcome by Faith
Reflection By: Anonymous

It's hard to believe that this is my 52 nd Lent.  Pray, fast, turn from sin, avoid temptation, do good. Over 50 years and how far along have I really come on my faith journey? The older I get the more I see the weaknesses in my character and feel the temptations that lead me away from a truly Christian life. And they're usually the same things that keep popping up over and over. Most of those temptations revolve around my self-righteousness. I'm tempted to fix other people.. I'm tempted to turn away from the people who give me grief.. I'm tempted to gossip about those who don't seem to be doing as good a job as I think they should be doing. and the list goes on.

This is not the person I was called to be at Baptism..not the person Jesus is calling me to be today.  It's fortunate that even as I can better see my weaknesses, I can also see my strengths.the strengths that my faith has helped me to build up over 50 years. It's a balancing act, and I pray that this year, the scale will tip a little more to the side of humility and true Christian service.