One of our many companions on the Lenten journey is the Prophet Hosea. God inspired him to write on His behalf: “I will lure you into the desert and speak to your heart.”
In a world that often seems busy beyond reason and filled with so much “stuff,” it is easy to see why God would want to call us aside for some quiet time with Him. Lent is ready-made to help us seek both the time and the places where God can be close to us and we can reconnect with Him.
One of the unique places where we can find some “desert intimacy,” as Hosea suggests, is in Adoration. It is there that God waits for us with love and in silence on the altar. Please know that you are welcome to join us today on our parish Day of Prayer (which is true every Thursday). Come to Adoration with an open heart. Trust that God has a plan, pray for patience, and ask Him to show you His path. You might not hear what you are wanting to hear that instant, but rest assured He has a plan.
The Lenten invitation for all of us is: be quiet; listen; and rest in the Lord’s presence. “We must understand that in order ‘to do,’ we must first learn ‘to be,’ that is to say, in the sweet company of Jesus in Adoration.” Saint John Paul II
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Durante la Cuaresma, Jesús nos pide repetidamente que “nos arrepintamos y creamos en el Evangelio.” Pero, arrepentirnos del pecado – apartarse de lo que nos distrae de Jesús – es sólo la mitad de la batalla. También debemos esforzarnos por construir una disposición y cultura que no acepten el pecado. Debemos desechar la alianza pecaminosa y aprender a caminar junto a Cristo, como su Evangelio nos enseña.
La Cuaresma debe estar marcada de encuentros frecuentes con el Señor. Y que mejor que buscarlo en la Eucaristía, a los pies del Maestro, escuchando su voz en el silencio del corazón que nos va conduciendo hacia la Cruz.
Todos los jueves, ofrecemos un “Día de Oracion,” con el Santísimo Sacramento expuesto en nuestro templo. Todos están invitados a venir y compartir con nosotros unos minutos hasta unas horas en oración. Alguien nos espera y nosotros sabemos bien quien es. Y Él va a estar no para condenarnos, sino para sanar las heridas del camino equivocado y ayudarnos en empezar de nuevo, resucitando con Él – quien nos ama tanto.