March 26, 2006 Fourth Sunday of Lent
Oh Christ, Lent is more than half over, and we are still so far from freeing ourselves of the
cares and concerns that we can't really change or control.
Help us to really let go and let You take complete charge of our lives.
Lift from us the anxiety and stress that stops us from being free to really love others.
Let us come to the reality of truth, that lets us know deep within our hearts, that You are the
real answer to all of our problems and fears.
Let us truly see You in the Breaking Of The Bread and adore Your absolute real presence.
Let us become new creations and on Easter Morning, rise anew with you.
Jesus, take charge of our lives, and give us Your peace and joy.
Thank you Jesus.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday SIGHT FOR SORE EYES
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"Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart."
-1 Samuel 16:7
There is a human way of seeing and a divine way of seeing. Because we have been baptized into
Christ Who is God, we can share in God's divine way of seeing (see 2 Pt 1:4). However, we will have
"the eyes of our hearts" (Eph 1:18, our transl) enlightened by God only if we live our Baptisms.
This means:
-loving God, our brothers and sisters in Christ, our neighbors, and even our enemies, for "the man
who hates his brother is in darkness. He walks in shadows, not knowing where he is going, since the
dark has blinded his eyes" (1 Jn 2:11),
-rejecting worldly ways to avoid being blinded by the god of the present age (2 Cor 4:4), that is,
secular humanism,
-going to Confession regularly so as not to be blinded by sin,
-being rejected by those blind to their blindness (see Jn 9:22; 9:39-41),
-finally seeing Jesus as He is (1 Jn 3:2), and
-finally seeing God "face to face" (1 Cor 13:12).
"Jesus said: 'I came into this world to divide it, to make the sightless see and the seeing blind' "
(Jn 9:39). "But blest are your eyes because they see" (Mt 13:16).
Prayer: Father, when I renew my baptismal promises in three weeks, may I see in the fullness of my
baptismal graces.
Promise: "Awake, O sleeper, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light." -Eph 5:14
Praise: "We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the
world."
Monday LET YOUR VOICE REJOICE
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"There shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create." -Isaiah 65:18
Tuesday "RIVERS OF LIVING WATER" (Jn 7:38)
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"I saw water flowing." -Ezekiel 47:1
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Lord I ask that you keep my best friend and roommate with me here in Pittsburgh. He is looking to make
a move and I feel as he only doing this to please a family member as they want him to make this change.
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CONVERSION GIFTS
LET THE SPIRIT LEAD
May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover the gift
of God's word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers
and sisters in need.
SHARE WITH OTHERS
I encourage all the faithful to express this spiritual renewal ... by sharing in the Lenten
Campaigns promoted by many Church organizations in different parts of the world, and thus to
favor the culture of encounter in our one human family.
PRAY FOR EACH OTHER
Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing in the victory of Christ, we may open our doors
to the weak and poor. Then we will be able to experience and share the full joy of Easter.
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