Reflecting on Today’s Readings

Isaiah 50:4 reminds us that God gives us a “well-trained tongue” so that we “might know how to answer the weary a word that will waken them.” Do I listen to God’s Spirit within me? How does the Spirit motivate me and guide my words as I work for a more just world?

In Philippians 2:7, we are told that Jesus “emptied himself, taking the form of a slave.” How am I called, especially during Lent, to empty myself for the good of others?

This week’s CRS Rice Bowl Story of Hope takes us to the Diocese of Albany, New York. How have my Lenten reflections on global solidarity affected how I view poor people in my own country?