Lent's Call: Repent and Believe

SUMMARY

This reflection focuses on Lent as a time for spiritual battle, repentance, and renewed trust in God's mercy. Tim draws from the readings to show how Noah's flood reveals both divine justice and divine mercy, and why Catholics must hold both together without slipping into extremes. He also explains Christ's descent to the realm of the dead and why 1 Peter matters for understanding salvation, baptism, and God's saving work. Along the way, he warns against exaggerated fear in evangelization and emphasizes that God is faithful even as He calls us to conversion. The reflection closes with Jesus' proclamation in the wilderness: the kingdom of God is at hand, so repent and believe the Gospel.