On Ash Wednesday the people of God heard these words:
"I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God's holy Word. And, to make a right beginning of repentance, and as a mark of our mortal nature, let us now kneel before the Lord, our maker and redeemer."
This Lent, we focus on the first call—Self-Examination.
What does Holy Scripture say?
“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my thoughts.”
Psalm 139:23
“Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.”
Proverbs 27:19
“Let us test and examine our ways,
and return to the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:40
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith.
Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?
—unless, indeed, you fail to meet the test!”
We ask ourselves...
What are my strengths?
What are my growing edges?
With what do I struggle?
What are the strengths of Saint Matthew's as a community of faith?
What are the growing edges of Saint Matthew's?
With what do we struggle?
A look at the Enneagram
A tool for asking questions about ourselves.
