“Though He was in the form of God, Jesus did not cling to that equality,
but emptied Himself to become as we are.”
He did this for a great purpose. To bring to us the salvation of God. He became as we are, the best way to say it to “share our journey”. At the heart of that journey was the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness, hence we have this important season of Lent. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, “so the son of man would be lifted high upon the cross”.
So prayer is at the heart of our response. The best preparation I had when I was going into the seminary; a six year sentence, was the conviction established in the early years of my life. Pray and pray constantly and never lose heart. Aspirations are the key building blocks. Father, Son and Holy Spirit are Jesus, Mary and Joseph, are Jesus mercy, Mary help me, no cross no crown. These are the trails through which we triumph, by the power of Him who loves us.