Letters to Heaven during Lent: Today, We Wait

“Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Holy Saturday: April 7, 2012

Dear Jesus:

Today is a very sad day. After seeing You on the cross on Good Friday, today must have been a day of helplessness for your Mother and for your disciples. They probably felt defeated. They probably thought that it all ended on the cross.

When we have a heavy cross to carry, we feel the same way. We feel helpless and defeated. We wonder, what is the point? Is there any sense in all this suffering? But the truth is that the cross is the root of Christianity. When we refuse to accept our crosses, we reject You. We have to accept our crosses in order to be able to follow You. 

Our society is too comfortable. We don’t want to give up our comforts. Yet, we have to carry our crosses with dignity and perseverance because we will be saved through the cross.

Just like your disciples and your blessed Mother stood firm on their faith on Holy Saturday, we must do the same. We have to be courageous and we have to be strong. No matter how heavy is our cross, no matter how difficult it is to carry the burden, we can’t give up. We have to surrender all our suffering to You. Sometimes we even have to surrender the thing or the person that we love the most.

We have to join our sufferings to yours on the cross in order to rise with You in the Resurrection. We have to do so in love. We have to offer all our love to You. Even if we are suffering, we have to love with all our heart. When we love and we have compassion for others, when we rise above our sufferings and we love and care for others who are suffering too, we will be able to see your face. Love and compassion are the keys that will open the doors to Heaven.

Today, we wait.

I love You, Jesus!!!

Holy Saturday: April 15, 2017

Dear Jesus:

Today, we wait. We wait, just like Mama Mary waited 2,000 years ago. I'm sure she felt lonely, sad, and scared, but I'm also sure that she trusted You. Please, teach us to trust the way your blessed Mother trusted.

Today, we sit with Mama Mary and we wait. After the cross, comes the Resurrection. That is our hope and our trust.

I love you, Jesus!!!