Pascha is With You

Two days ago, I asked about what remains for us of Lent after we reach Pascha. My answer was that the spirit of Lent is our life which we spend with the power of Pascha. Christianity encompasses two dimensions of commitment, one communal and one individual. One does not cancel the other out, and the dimensions cannot be separated. You are what your Church is. We have fasted together. We have prayed together. We have humbled ourselves before God. We have convened day by day. We have participated in the intellectual and social activities of our Church. We have done what we have done in a well-known secret. This should not come to an end. Many express their sorrow at the conclusion of Lent and its program. However, Pascha is an infallible physician. There remains the fear of languor. Christianity is you. You are called to renew yourself every day through prayer, asceticism, reading of the Word, loving goodness, and joining the community that betakes itself to the Kingdom of God every Sunday and feast day. Do not let the days cast you on the side of awakenings. You can (do it). Prove to yourself that your fast was real. The power of Pascha is with you.