Wednesday of Holy Week
“What will you give me?” Judas asked. How often do we approach the Lord with that same attitude? It is easy at times to fall into the trap of making our prayers Transactional – that is “God if you do this for me – I’ll go back to Church, or I’ll do that for you”.
Jesus has given us the structure of all prayer – 1st we acknowledge God as Father and Creator – 2nd then we are called to surrender or life and our will to the care of God; trusting that God’s Will for us is far better than anything we can desire for ourselves – 3rd we ask for our daily needs, again trusting that God will provide for our needs, not necessarily for our “wants”. Far too often we mistakenly “feel” that when God’s Will does not align with our will that God is not listening to us. When do not get what we “want” we sometime are not able to recognize the gifts that are given. God provides for are many needs – let us acknowledge with grateful hearts God’s Gifts which sometimes come to us in quiet and small ways.
As we enter into this Holy Week we remember God’s greatest gift – Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who died on the Cross that we might live with Him in Glory.
Prayer
We adore you O Christ and we Bless you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the World!
Thomas F. X. Hoar, S.S.E., Ph.D.
President and CEO of St. Edmunds Retreat
Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25
Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website
