FRIDAY, SECOND WEEK OF LENT
Gn 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Ps 105:16-21 Mt 21:33-43,45-46
REMEMBERING GOD’S WONDERS
In the holy season of Lent, we are invited, to journey inward and surrender all the evil desires that cling to our hearts. It is a time of purification, a desert experience where we are called to strip away selfishness, envy, and pride, so that the Spirit may breathe new life within us. This beautiful season of Lent is not merely about external practices of fasting or abstinence, but about the deeper conversion of the heart—a turning away from sin and a turning toward the Lord who alone satisfies.
We are reminded of the brothers of Joseph, who allowed jealousy and resentment to poison their hearts, selling their own brother into slavery. Likewise, the tenants of the vineyard hardened themselves against the master, choosing violence and greed over gratitude and stewardship. Today’s readings warn us of what happens when evil desires are allowed to take root: they blind us to God’s presence and estrange us from His love. These readings remind us that when we allow envy and bitterness to rule, we risk becoming blind to God’s larger plan.
Yet the psalmist offers us another path. He “remembers the wonders the Lord has done”, and in that remembrance finds strength to trust, to hope, and to rejoice. Lent calls us to this same remembrance: to recall the countless mercies of God in our lives, the times He has rescued us, forgiven us, and drawn us close. Gratitude cleanses the heart, for it shifts our gaze from ourselves to the One who is faithful. As disciples of Christ, we walk in silence and prayer, seeking union with God in the hidden depths of our souls. This season is an invitation to let go of all that weighs us down, to surrender our desires at the foot of the Cross, and to allow Christ to transform us. In giving away the darkness within, we make room for His light. In renouncing evil desires, we discover the freedom of love. May this Lent be a time of renewal, where our hearts become dwelling places for the Lord and we live as witnesses of His mercy and joy.
Response: Remember the wonders the Lord has done.
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