Fifth Sunday of Lent

“Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,

it remains just a grain of wheat;

 but if it dies,

it produces much fruit.”

    

As you take a stroll through the fields of your life during this fifth week of lent, take stock of your Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and goods works.  God molds the grains of these actions to produce a rich harvest and bring salvation to the world.  Listen to the words of Jesus:

“Whoever serves me must follow me,

and where I am, there also will my servant be. 

    

John 12:20-33

    

Practice:       Letting go of myself to reveal God’s Presence in the world.

Prayer:          Create a clean heart in me, O God.                  - Psalm 51