Daily Lenten Reflections

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Saturday of the Second Week

Reflection
As we listen to God’s mercy in the readings today, we hear that the whole is present in every part. The readings suggest that God’s heart dwells everywhere: in our separations, in our transitions, our transformations, our re-emergences. In our comings and goings and comings again, as we continue to evolve in relation with the centrality of God’s heart, we weave ever more deeply into His abundant hospitality and seamless Mother-Father love. Let us drop our worldly fears and failures, our privations and our petty ways, as we trust this union, God’s embrace.

As we reach the threshold, we sense the power in this eternal recognition and the light of this eternal love. As we take a deliberate bow in faith, we see no separation in this in-dwelling place. This reading brings us right to the heart of the matter, the heart center and circle of complete compassion. Through lostness, we are found, and from our homelessness, we return home.

Prayer
May we learn to turn ever more clearly to the light of God’s Love. May we stretch our hearts and minds today into our Divine Destination. Oh God of one heart, one mind, we love You. We praise Your holy name.

Toni Messuri, Director of Academic Compliance

Scripture

First Reading: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20

Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12

Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32

Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website

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Mission of Edmundite Campus Ministry

The Mission of Edmundite Campus Ministry at Saint Michael’s College is to share the Good News of the Gospel with the College community by facilitating encounter with Jesus Christ. We do this through the celebration of the Church’s Liturgy, in programs promoting knowledge of the Catholic faith, by developing ecumenical and interreligious relationships, and providing retreats and other opportunities for personal spiritual growth.

The Catholic and Edmundite tradition upon which the College was founded is grounded in the conviction that all women and men are created in the image and likeness of God providing a special dignity unique to each person. Such dignity requires human life to be respected in all of its stages recognizing that we are all children of God.

Therefore, in its pursuit of furthering the Reign of God, the Edmundite Campus Ministry staff seeks to interact with and support every member of the College community in their search for Truth, contributing to the “enhancement of the human person and to the advancement of human culture in light of the Catholic faith.”