by Return to Me: Lenten Reflections by Holy Cross 2019
This Lenten journey calls us to reflect on our lives, the wandering we have done, the temptations which we have experienced, the struggles we have endured and the dark places we have entered. But like our Jewish ancestors, we are reminded that God is faithful and compassionate as we wander, leading us forward with "
a strong hand and outstretched arm." And Jesus, no stranger to temptation, kept walking forward united with the Father and committed to the mission he had received.
During these forty days, we are invited to remember God's faithfulness to us no matter where our journey has led us; to discover that our wanderings surprisingly may be the very place where the power of God's mercy and love for us are most evident; and to acknowledge that the gifts that come from mercy are gratitde, humility and freedom. Receiving them, we can stop our wandering and begin building a home where the gifts we have been given provide a restorative place for fellow wanderers.