A man who is willing to undertake the discipline and the difficulty of mending his own ways is worth more to the conservation movement than a hundred who are isisiting that the industries and governments mend their ways. — Wendell Berry
This applies to our spiritual lives as well. This Lent we have tried to make small changes in our own lives, although the changes may seem larger than life. The result may not be readily apparent, but may be greater than we can imagine. It is called the “butterfly effect.” Someone goes back in time and accidentally kills a butterfly, and centuries later the world is changed for the worse. In our case we have made changes for the good, and who knows what positive changes will result.I have become a great believer in dealing with my own inner demons and not blaming societies’ ills. This may be naïve or burying my head in the sand. Yet, if I can change for the good; I add a small light to a dark world. Who could have ever dreamed that Jesus death would save humankind – only God. We are not Jesus. We are not God. However, on this day before we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us, let us contemplate and act on what God asks us to do. It is probably very small although difficult. Yet one of us may be able to change the world more than governments.
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