HOUSEKEEPING

Tuesday, second week of Lent

Piles of sheets waiting to be washed are the remnants of last week's house guests. I had prepared for their coming with freshly made beds and clean towels. When the guest of our soul is Christ I wonder how we would greet Him; how we would get ready for His arrival? Would we wash windows and mop floors? This "getting ready" is the essence of prayer. Welcoming Christ into a clean house is repentance; even the pile of linen reminds me there is a little work left undone. The preparation of Lent is for God to, "create in us a pure heart." Psalm 51:10

Are there a few items you need to clean out to be ready for Him to enter?


Medicine from Sacred Writings:

"And if you display a pure life the light remains indwelling continually. For He said, 'He that loves me will keep My commandments; and I and My Father will come to him and make Our home with him.'" St. Chrysostom Homilies on John Homily V.4 NPNF14.24