Some Lenten Questions As We Journey together towards God.
- Pope Francis in his 2021 Lenten message said: “Every Christian today is living in new times and we all are witnesses of the new things God is doing, for He is really making all things new.”
• What are the new things God is doing in your life today?
• What new thing do I want Him to do for us (Church, Family, World). - How can I deepen my friendship with Jesus today?
- The early Christians expressed great love for one another and were united in prayer in a time of persecution.
• How can we remain united in love and prayer at this time?
• In what ways can we lift each other up and reach out to loved ones/parishioners who might be in need? - It is said that out of difficult experience, great things emerge.
• Have you noticed any great thing emerge during this time? - How can today’s trial be an opportunity for a future pearl?
- How can we go to God together this lent?
- The devil said: ‘I’ll fight to close the Churches. And Jesus said, I’ll bring the Church to their living rooms.’ How can I live this Lent in such a way that it becomes the best Lent? Are there devotions that have helped you in the past? Could they be renewed this Lent?
- Is there anything that COVID-19 cannot destroy?
- How has COVID-19 enriched your soul?
- After a long time of Eucharistic fast, what does receiving Communion mean for you today?
- Are there things we have forgotten which Jesus can help us rediscover this Lent?
- Are there things we have lost which we want Jesus to restore?
- Are there dreams that have been interrupted which we want to pick up again?
- Are there parts of you that need new life? Jesus, if you choose, You can make me well.
- Jacob wrestled with God and prevailed. God broke his hips but left him a changed man with a new heart. What are you wrestling with today? Have you brought it to Jesus? Can there be a blessing in the brokenness you are undergoing?
Your brother,
~ Fr. Obi