Dear Lord,
the Lenten season begins. It is a time to be with you in a special way, a time
to pray, to fast, and thus to follow you on your way to Jerusalem, to Golgotha,
and to the final victory over death.
I am still
so divided. I truly want to follow you, but I also want to follow my own
desires and lea an ear to the voices that speak about prestige, success, human
respect, pleasure, power, and influence. Help me to become deaf to these voices
and more attentive to your voice, which calls me to choose the narrow road to
life.
I know that
Lent is going to be a very hard time for me. The choice for your way has to be
made every moment of my life. I have to choose thoughts that are your thoughts,
words that are your words, and actions that are your actions. There are no
times or places without choices. And I know how deeply I resist choosing you.
Please,
Lord, be with me at every moment and in every place. Give me the strength and
the courage to live this season faithfully, so that, when Easter comes, I will
be able to taste with joy the new life which you have prepared for me.
Amen.
Source:
Henri J. M. Nouwen, Show Me the Way:
Readings for each Day of Lent, page 13.
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