Day 29 The Empty Wrapping Paper
from 2 Minutes with the Lord Hosted by Fr. Dominic Veigas SVD
DAY 29 — THE EMPTY WRAPPING PAPER After a charity event, volunteers gathered piles of wrapping paper from donated gifts. One volunteer looked around and said, “It’s funny… the paper is the only part people saw— but it’s the only part that doesn’t matter.” Another replied, “Yes. The wrapping is forgotten. The gift remains.” Many people live their spiritual life focused on the wrapping: appearing holy, looking generous, acting religious, curating goodness for others to see. But God looks past the wrapping into the substance of your heart. Lent invites you to let go of the performance and return to authenticity. Your acts of kindness don’t need an audience. Your prayer doesn’t need applause. Your repentance doesn’t need publicity. The wrapping is temporary. The gift is eternal.
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