March 21, 2008

My Journey to God

A Lenten Reflection

As I sat in the quiet at the St. Francis Hospital Chapel in Indianapolis, I looked up and saw that I was sitting by two very familiar Stations of the Cross.

The first station depicts Christ carrying the cross and the Roman soldier telling Simon to help Jesus with His burden.

The other station portrays Jesus stopping for a moment on His journey and receiving water from a woman.

We often perceive Lent as a time of sadness, being gloomy and having to continually throw ashes on ourselves. We are focused on our sins and ourselves.

As I sat in the quiet of the chapel, I saw that ever familiar story a little differently.

No matter how difficult our journey, how weary we are and how heavy our cross, God sent His Son to help carry our burdens.

And anytime while we are on our journey, we can always stop, rest and receive the living water that God provides through our prayers and the Scriptures.

We were given water for our journey. We do not carry our cross by ourselves. We are never alone on our journey.

Our Father has provided us with everything we need for our journey.

By Martha Ardis

(Martha Ardis resides in New Palestine and is a member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis.) †

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