First Week of Lent - Feb 20, 2024

Tuesday, First Week of Lent

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. This is how you are to pray: ‘Our Father....’ (Matthew 6:8-9)

Reflection

I asked God to take away my pride,
And God said “No.”
He said it was not for Him to take away,
But for me to give up.

I asked God to make my handicapped child whole,
and God said, “No.”
He said her spirit is eternal,
While her body is only temporary.

I asked God to grant me patience,
And God said, “No.”
He said patience is a by-product of tribulation.
It isn’t granted—it is earned.

I asked God to give me happiness,
And God said “No.”
He said He gives blessings,
Happiness is up to me.

I asked God to spare me pain,
And God said “No.”
He said, “Suffering draws you apart from
Worldly cares and brings you close to Me.”

I asked God to make my spirit grow,
And God said “No.”
He said I must grow on my own,
But he will prune me to make it fruitful.

I asked God if He loved me,
And God said “Yes.”
He gave me His only Son, who died for me,
And I will be in heaven someday

I asked God to help me love others
As much as He loves me,
And God said,
“Ah, finally you have the idea.”

—Claudia Minden Welsz

The word “lent” means “lengthen” and stands for that time in spring when the days grow longer.

Schedule a fifteen minute period of silence today to listen to your heart and to the Lord speaking to you.

God our Savior, bring us back to you and fill our minds with your wisdom.

May we be enriched by our observance of Lent. Amen

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