bible, a photo by greatbiblequestions on Flickr.

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God,” (Colossians 3:16).

This reminds me: one of the things which I am doing this Lent is to get back to basics, meaning reading Scripture daily. I think I am very fortunate to have so many different ways to read the Word of God. I can access it on my phone, read it online, read any of my several Bibles, listen to it on CD….

Just think of how things were in the middle ages, before the time of the printing presses, when Bibles were hand copied and very expensive. Then, unless I was extremely fortunate (especially being a girl), I probably would have only had contact with the Word during Mass.

Also, in the spirit of letting the word of Christ dwelling richly within me, I am going to Mass as close to daily as I can manage.

The best part? I don’t even have to wait for Easter to reap the reward! 🙂

Lobster Nachos, a photo by Mike Saechang on Flickr.

Perhaps this is something which I am getting wrong, but when St. Paul was speaking about knowing how to live in humble circumstances, as well as how to live with abundance, I didn’t think he was solely talking about his contentment with his daily fare regardless of it was lobster nachos or stale Cheerios set before him, (Philippians 4:12).

Rather, I thought he was speaking of a balanced view of life, and the way in which we should strive to live.

Meaning, that if I was in a position where lobster nachos was my de rigeur, I should work to maintain my humility, and recall that my abundance is a gift from God and not something which I earned, or worse, that I am entitled to. I should always keep in mind my brothers and sisters who do not have food in abundance(or other necessity of life) and work to see to their comforts as best I can.

On the other hand, if I am living in humble circumstances, I am not to fall into despair, but to trust in the Lord that He will provide for me. I am to be joyful for the things that I have and offer up my small sufferings for the good of my brothers and sisters in Christ.

In either circumstance, I would know that my worth is not measured by the things I own, but by the way I live in Christ and the example I can show to others in my living out of the Gospel.