Our Lady of Victory Cathedral - Victoria, TX.

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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Song of The Week (3/22 - 3/28) - "40 Days" by: Matt Maher



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"40 Days" Lyrics:

Forty days to wander
Forty days to die to self
Forty days to grow stronger
As faith breaks open the gates of hell
The jubilee is over
But grace is far from gone
In the hearts of the faithful
Broken on the wheels of love

'Cause in the dessert of temptation
Lies the storm of true conversion
Where springs of living water drown and refresh you
And as the Jordan pours out change
Your true self is all that remains
Where springs of living water bind and break you
Bind and break you

Forty days to remember
The Paschal Sacrifice
Forty days to discover
His passion calls us to new life
The jubilee is over
But mercy's far from gone
In the arms of the Father
As the wayward child comes home

'Cause in the dessert of temptation
Lies the storm of true conversion
Where springs of living water drown and refresh you
And as the Jordan pours out change
Your true self is all that remains
Where springs of living water bind and break you
Bind and break you

Bind and break you
Bind and break you




Reflection:

So, how's your Lenten journey? Forty days of taking on something extra or giving up something enjoyable is not always easy. In fact, it can be down right difficult! Yet, with sacrifice comes learning and with learning comes a new beginning. As Matt Maher sings in his song, 40 Days, we have "forty days to wander, forty days to die to self and forty days to grow stronger." In his desert experience, Jesus teaches us how those forty days can be transforming. Our Savior shows us how we can overcome temptation and find ways to seek comfort from God alone. Yes, as Matt writes and sings so well, "in the desert of temptation lies the storm of true conversion...And as the Jordan pours out change, your true self is all that remains." Lent is about transformation; Lent is about discovering our true self. These forty days are not merely some kind of endurance test. These forty days are an opportunity to "die to self...to grow stronger." Thanks, Matt, for singing the Truth!

Hosea 13:5 - "I fed you in the wilderness, in the parched land"

Isaiah 48:21 - "They did not thirst when he led them through dry lands; Water from the rock he set flowing for them; he cleft the rock and waters welled forth"


Rev. Gary Janak
Pastor


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