KykNET Lent Guide 2023Sample

Week 1: Humility

Day 2: Two Roads

God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. Matthew 5:5 (NLT)

This week, we are on a journey with the parable of Jesus that gives us a choice of one of two roads that lead to real-life (Luke 18). The theme of two roads is often used in Jesus’ teachings. He speaks of the two roads in many different ways. He calls them the broad and narrow roads. He speaks of the path of the flesh and the path of the Spirit. It is the path of Babylon or the path of Jerusalem. It is the path of forsaking self or finding self. It is the path of pride or the path of humility.

The path of pride is a way of life that is centered on oneself. In this parable, Jesus says that there are those that depend on themselves and condemn others. This is the fundamental attitude towards life in which I depend only upon my own insight and might. I compare myself to others and find that I am better than they are.

Humility is the opposite road. It is a life centered on God and others. It is a life in which I do not depend on myself, but on God: that He knows better, that His will is better than my own and that I cannot make it in this life without His power. I do not compare myself to others, as there will always be someone better or worse than me.

We are all on the journey of life and we are all on one of these two roads. Jesus tells this story to make everyone aware of the road that they have chosen. Perhaps you do not remember choosing a road. You now simply find yourself on one of these roads.

Exercise:

You are invited to ask the Lord to make it clear to you which road you are on. You might find yourself on both these roads. Sometimes quite full of yourself and other times, with a very low self-image. Tell Him exactly what you think and how you feel about this.

Repetition Prayer:

Oh God, have mercy on me, a sinner!