Third Sunday in Lent, March 8th, 2026

 

Third Sunday in Lent, March 8th, 2026

I don't know about you but it seems as though it has rained almost the entire week.  And if it wasn't raining, it was overcast.  So when the sun finally did come out this week, I had to literally shield my eyes because the sun was so bright.  After all those days of not seeing the sunshine due to the rain and the overcast clouds my eyes became acclimated to being in the dark and not seeing the bright sunshine.  This is how it is living in the old world of ours, we become adjusted to living in a world filled with sin. We become adjusted to this darkness of the world in which we live.   In the Fifth Chapter of the Epistle written to the Ephesians, we are told that we should "walk as children of light." (Ephesians 5:8)  In this verse we are told that we were "sometimes darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord."  In the world in which we live it is very difficult at times to stand up for what you believe.  Very often you will be mocked and ridiculed in our society for standing up for what you believe in.  The world did that to Our Blessed Lord, didn't they?  They ridiculed Him.  They mocked Him.  They spit upon Him.  They scourged Him and ultimately put Him to death.  If they will do these things to the Son of God, why are we surprised when the world shouts us down when we don't conform to what the world believes, what the world says?  We are the "children of light."  And that light is Christ!   We belong to Him.   We should do our part to bring the light of Christ into this dark world of ours.  Be the light of Christ to the world around you.

Please make a point to join us for Mass on Sunday.  St. Margaret Church gathers together each and every Sunday at 10:30 am.  We worship at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  Join us as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible.  We use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  And receive the Most Precious Body and Blood of Our Saviour at Communion time.   We are all busy.  We all lead busy lives.  Take an hour out of your busy week and dedicate it to God.  Give that hour to God and spend it with Him.