Lent 2009 - Beginning in the Middle

Today is Monday after the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It's cold and a bit windy, but the weather seems to desire to become more Spring-like as we head further into the week. Well, for the first time this Lent I actually got to school on time for daily morning Mass. It's never too late to turn around and begin anew. I have wanted to go Mass, but either traffic, late-nights, or total laziness have kept me from changing my heart and experiencing God's love for me every morning during the first few weeks of Lent. My prayer for everyone for the next couple weeks, as we journey toward the most sacred time in our Church year - Holy Week, is that we wake up each and every day to experience God's love and life in our lives.

As the psalmist proclaims in this morning's Responsorial Psalm (Ps. 30:2,4,5-6,11-12a,13b):

I will extol you, O LORD,

for you drew me clear

and did not let my enemies rejoice over me.

O LORD, you brought me up from the nether world;

you preserved me from among

those going down into the pit.

Sing praise to the LORD,

you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.

For his anger lasts but a moment;

a lifetime, his good will.

At nightfall, weeping enters in,

but with the dawn, rejoicing.

"Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me;O LORD, be my helper."

You changed my mourning into dancing;

O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks.

Looking for music to enhance your journey through Lent, try Spirit and Song on Demand (http://www.spiritandsong.com/musicondemand) from Oregon Catholic Press (http://www.ocp.org/). It's a great place to help you to turn around and begin again.