Yesterday was the Sunday of the Last Judgment (Judgment Sunday for short), also called "Meatfare Sunday," because we say "farewell Meat!" Great Lent is about to begin.
To be frank, I am not ready. I don't want to do this.
Which means that I should do it all the more! Like a workout we are tempted to skip or a project we are dreading to complete, sometimes the best thing to do – the only thing to do – is put your head down and barrel through all the hesitation, frustration, doubt, and temptation to procrastinate.
That's the way the liturgy works sometimes, I think. We don't understand the richness of what the church offers us, but we do it anyways in the hope that understanding, and often even the desire, will come later.
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So true. I guess this is the essence of faith. Trust, demonstrated with action. The "feelings" or confirmation come later. I've never been disappointed when I've pushed through. I never say, "Gee. I wish I hadn't done that." I, without fail, end up saying, "I'm SO glad I did that." God is good.
"...A good understanding have all those who do His commandments..." Psalm 111:10
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