Perhaps we should spend some time thinking about sharing. Sharing is probably the most difficult thing we have to do. In this age of possessiveness and self-centeredness we think of what we can get and how we can get it without too much effort. We want to gather in all we can and then grasp on to it tightly. Yet, the sharing of our goods, our time, our talent, whatever, is about the best indication we can give that we have truly understood the heart of the message of Jesus and discovered the true source of inner peace which is love.
All true lovers become great sharers.
Self-denial, prayer and sharing go hand in hand. If we have been making greater contact with the Lord in prayer this Lent, then sharing will come easier these days and always. If we have been denying ourselves this Lent, we gain the self-confidence that makes us secure enough to be willing to share time, talents and self with others. Jesus, by generously forgiving the woman in today s gospel, helped her to share herself though Jesus told her to choose other and better ways in the future. In the remaining days of Lent, we want to look to the future and want to share in better ways.