Hear the Call

It’s hard to believe from our personal experience, but down in Florida, the Red Sox have started Spring Training.  They will be reviewing the fundamentals of the game, being prepared for the start of the season.

I mentioned in my homily over the weekend that the word Lent itself is an ancient English word for “spring.”  Maybe we could hear the call for us to review the fundamentals of our call to discipleship.  The reading from Matthew, which comes during the very first week of Lent, is a summary of the fundamentals.  How you treat the other is how you are treating Christ.