Monday, February 19, Day 5 of Lent
There was no thought and prayer for Lent yesterday, because Sunday is always a feast and not a day to fast. Sunday looks ahead to the Resurrection and so is more part of Easter than it is Lent. So, today we begin the first full week of Lent with day 5 and a quote from Mother Teresa, ‘If we have no peace it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.’
How much more would be for each other if we believed we were connected and belonged to one another? How much kinder might the world be? I wonder if perhaps there would be less fighting if I knew that hurting you would hurt me?
I am enjoying the resetting of Psalms by Nan C. Merrill in her book Psalms for Praying. Psalm 50 has something to say about belonging to one another and the Sacred Gift that all of life is:
Have you forgotten that we are to be One in Love and Truth,
and all of life is Sacred Gift?
I know every creature, every plant, every mineral;
I know you – your every need,
and your fears;
The Earth, and all that is in it,
belongs to the Whole, to be
tended by all in co-operation with Love.
And so we pray…
May we realize how connected we are. Oh that we would remember we belong to You and to each other. Let there be peace in our hearts, in our homes, and across the earth. Amen.