April 4, 2014

My Journey to God

The Sign of the Cross

Jesus lead us into the desert during this Lent
We need desperately to go there with you
Let us experience the harshness of wilderness
Only then can we harness our doubts and fears.
Jesus lead us into the desert

May we learn to resist temptation as you once did
When Satan tempted you with the riches of the world
Let us experience the pangs of hunger and thirst
So we may come to understand the pain of the hungry.
Jesus lead us into the desert

The season of Lent is known to the faithful as a journey
Let this journey begin with you as our spiritual guide
Let us hear the voice of your Father as you once did
May we learn during our abstinence what we do not need.
Jesus lead us into the desert

In the desert of our mind may we learn absolute forgiveness
In the wilderness may we move toward repentance as well
We walk faithfully with Jesus into the challenges of the desert
May we emerge as conveyors of His Word and in service of him.
Jesus lead us into the desert

By Thomas J. Rillo
 

(Thomas J. Rillo is a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bloomington and a Benedictine oblate of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad.) †

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