The Final Steps

In this final week of the Lenten journey I am eternally grateful for the blessings in my life. As I gain depth with each year, I am ever so amazed and remiss that I was in the dark for so long. I could get down on myself (counterproductive), instead I just take comfort knowing that another opportunity, God willing, will come again next year. I have read fellow travelers' experiences and start to feel sad that I did not reach their level of understanding. Then I remind myself that I too one day may experience what they have reached. It becomes a beacon for me. Sort of like when you just join a gym and can't help to admire the firm flesh as your own jiggles like jelly. If I focused on the jelly, I would not have continued to work out and make the progress that I have made. Getting rid of spiritual fat each year is quite a struggle, but well worth the effort. So as we have entered Holy Week, I ask God to grant me the understanding and forgiveness that will bring me closer to what Diamonds in the Sky with Lucy has so eloquently said in her post Wild Angels.