1st Sunday in Lent Sermon – Year B Homily: Roadmap and Compass

compass“God does not provide us with a roadmap, but only a compass.”
1st Sunday in Lent – Year B (Mark 1:12-15).
 Often as I wake up in the morning I get an inspiration.  Usually it is in the form of a well-framed sentence. If I am fresh enough to pick it up, it stays with me for the rest of the day.  I keep exploring it during the day, and sometimes I jot it down in my diary and use it for my talks and sermons.  I call this phenomenon, ‘Twilight Wisdom’. A few days ago I woke up with this sentence: “God does not provide us with a roadmap, but only a compass.”  I thought I would develop my Lenten reflections this year around this theme, and every Sunday try also to introduce a […]

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