{"id":2102,"date":"2015-02-18T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opdacia.org\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2015-02-16T18:59:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T17:59:01","slug":"ash-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opdacia.org\/?p=2102","title":{"rendered":"Ash Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ashwednesday\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Askeonsdag<\/a><\/p>\n

Every sin, in any meaning of the word, has two sides to it. On the one hand it is some kind of neglect of God\u2019s love \u2013 whether a total rejection (and option for something else) as in mortal sin, or simply not expressing your gratitude enough in your daily life as in venial sin \u2013 on the other hand all sin involves an attachment to, even an addiction to other lesser good things, the things of this world. Forgiveness of sins deals with the first part \u2013 whether it is the miraculous grace of conversion and contrition by which we are turned back to God from mortal sin, or the grace of increasing charity by which we pull ourselves together after venial sin.<\/p>\n

Forgiveness is what matters most of all; to be forgiven, to be contrite for mortal<\/em> sin is the most tremendous thing that could happen to you in your life \u2013 so of course it is very easy. You so not have to work at being forgivien; you only have to accept it, to believe in the forgiveness of God in Christ, in his eternal unconditional love for you.<\/p>\n

But sin, any sin, even venial sin, has given you a kind of addiction to lesser things, the things of this world, so besides being forgiven we need to break out of this addiction. For the only way to God is Christ; and Christ\u2019s way to God was through crucifixion and death to the resurrection. There is no other way. The only way to God is through death. Christ did not die for us instead of us. He died to make it possible<\/em> for us to die and rise again in him. And this is hard. We have to go through the crucifixion too. We can<\/em> do it because God\u2019s love for us makes it possible to die in Christ; but we have to do it. I have to go through the painful process of curing my addiction, kicking my habit, \u2018drying out\u2019 or \u2018cold turkey\u2019 or whatever.<\/p>\n

Even the mediocre sinners need to begin to die, to practise the art of death by denying themselves, of taking up the cross and following Christ.<\/p>\n

And that is what Lent is for. It reminds us that we come through death to life, through denial of self to our true selves, and it helps us to start the process \u2013 so that we may be ready for the final Easter when we rise in glory and freedom to live for eternity in the love of God.<\/p>\n

Utdrag fra \u00abAsh Wednesday\u00bb i God Matters<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Herbert<\/a>

Herbert McCabe OP
Blackfriars, Oxford
1926-2001<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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