Lenten Reflection
As our Lenten journey continues, we may find that it is not always easy to maintain the inner peace that helps us to take time away from our other concerns to focus on prayer and our spiritual life.
As we celebrate Peace this year, here is a prayer that may help you:
Merciful God,
fill us with the comfort of your love.
Help us to trust that You are with us at all times and in all circumstances,
especially when our hearts are troubled
by world events, situations in our daily lives, or personal worries.
Grant us the gifts of detachment and discernment,
so that we may maintain our inner peace
and find ways to follow Your will for us,
reflecting Your love, mercy and peace to all those we encounter.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior, the Prince of Peace.
Amen.
– Sister Joan Marie Stelman, OSB, senior vice president, Mission Integration