I am blessed to be able to offer a slice of Daily Bread, albeit from Bal Harbour, Florida, on this day. By now our Lenten resolutions and regimen our in our minds, if not on paper, and the ashes are or soon will be on our foreheads. It is important to look at the season positively, as a chance to grow in love with Jesus, to feed that relationship, as well as to make it visible by our good works. We are reminded that our prayers and penances should be done in secret, but there is no admonition against charitable acts, kind words of affirmation, the holding back of a derogatory comment, or the volunteering of our time. Our spiritual needs, our desires, our availability, and above all, an openness to respond to the intrusions and interruptions we had not planned, provide the opportunity for the greatest growth. The prayer of Jesus in the Garden becomes our own: "Not my will, but Thine be done!" Forty days of that, and we will be new people and ready to renew our Easter Promises. The gun has been fired, we're off the blocks...Let us run the good race.
Bro. Rene
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