What if the greatest spiritual journey in the world could begin with a single step?
In this episode of Chesterton Radio Morning Reflections, our hosts explore the themes of Morning Prayer for Monday of the Third Week of Lent — a prayer that invites us to seek God while He may be found.
The psalms speak of a soul thirsting for God.
The prophet Isaiah calls us to return while mercy is near.
And the Christian tradition insists on a startling paradox:
A sinner who turns toward God travels farther in one step than the self-satisfied man travels in a lifetime.
In this thoughtful conversation from Chesterton Radio in Atchison, Kansas, our hosts reflect on:
• why repentance is often misunderstood
• why Lent is less about guilt and more about freedom
• how humility opens the door to joy
• why the Christian story insists that mercy is always closer than we think
Along the way they explore the Chestertonian insight that repentance is not gloomy at all — it is the moment when a person stops running from God and discovers that God has been running toward him all along.
If you have ever wondered why the Church begins the day with prayer — or why the ancient psalms still speak so powerfully today — this conversation is a perfect place to start.
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