Lent is a time to renew our commitment to God ~ we sometimes have a hard time getting started or keeping a commitment but it’s never too late to start again, to give new attention and energy to choices we have made.

Having options is nice but we cannot remain on the level of options and go deeper at the same time. If we want to channel our time and energy, to give shape and purpose to our lives, sooner or later we need to make concrete choices about the specific direction that we want our life to take.

Good commitments are really about freedom ~ true freedom. True freedom is not about having a zillion options or doing what I feel like doing all the time. Ultimately, freedom is about becoming the kind of person I really want to be. There is much to experience and learn about from life, in making choices and committing ourselves to certain options, we deepen and grow both humanly and spiritually.

The most important commitment as Christians is our baptismal commitment, where we pledge to follow Jesus and the Gospel. All other commitments flow from this one. Throughout scripture, God promises to love us, be with us, watch over us and help us.

This time of Lent reminds us, that even if we should fail to keep our commitments, we can always count on God’s promise of love and forgiveness, of renewal and starting again.