40 Shades of Lent by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday, Third Week in Lent, 26 March 2025
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9 + + + Matthew 5:17-19
“However, take care and be earnestly on your guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your memory as long as you live, but teach them to your children and to your children’s children” (Deuteronomy 4:9).
God our loving Father,
you encompass the whole Earth
and universe where nothing
is hidden from you
nor escapes your notice
even the smallest of particles
in your whole creation
most especially us,
your beloved children,
that, though we are sinful,
you loved us beyond measure,
mindful of us always.
But, we are all beings
of forgetfulness.
easily forgetting even
your most recent blessings
as well as intimacy and bond
with us in Jesus Christ your Son;
many times, we get distracted
by so many concerns we forget
you that we disregard one another
in love and kindness;
we easily forget your mercy and
forgiveness that we return to our
wayward life of sin quickly;
most of all, we turn away from you
as we refuse to love you when
we get impatient in life,
believing there could be
better and other ways to
fulfillment.
Direct us, dear God
into becoming more loving like you,
into desiring the Cross of
your Son Jesus Christ
for our love in him so that
we may never forget to love
you always in others
for it is in our love for one another
especially the weakest where
our greatness as a nation is recognized.
Amen.
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