Gangnam Style

Last year a Koren rapper called Psy took cyberspace by storm with his Gangnam Style video.  The song went viral on YouTube (it's apparently the most watched ever post there), earning Psy widespread attention, worldwide celebrity, and even a coveted invitation to the White House.  It was after the latter was issued that Psy's anti-American comments were unearthed.  An apology quickly ensued and the artist was able to appear in DC as planned.  Not surprisingly, some wondered about his sincerity.  Had he retracted his comments from regret or expediency?  We can surmise, but we can never really know.

During Lent we take stock of our lives, our actions, our attitudes.  We're called on to repent, to make amends with God for the way we have strayed.  And God need not surmise about our intent; he knows if we're sincere.  The realization that our Maker can discern our deepest thoughts, our darkest secrets, can be unsettling.  But it should also be liberating.  For if we can hide nothing from God and God still loves us, we can repent freely.  We can turn back to our Creator secure in the knowledge that he awaits us, that he is calling us.

Saying we're sorry during Lent may not earn us an invitation to the White House but it will help us find something even better: our place in the Kingdom.

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