Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Good morning, St. John’s students, faculty, and staff. Let us pause in our day to pray. Today’s reading from Jonah invites us to reflect on the areas of our lives where sin has taken hold. In this age of radical individualism, it is tempting to dismiss the idea that our thoughts and behaviors might need re-evaluation or correction. What if we, like the Ninevites, “cried mightily to God”? What if we spent some time this Lent doing the soul-searching work of identifying the places in ourselves most in need of God’s healing and mercy? God desires this freedom for us even when we resist it.
(Pause)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
God of infinite mercy, I cannot see my own sins clearly without your help. Give me the grace of humility, that I may be open to the freedom that you desire for me. We ask this in your mighty name. Amen
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Thank you and have a spectacular day
