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Lenten Weekday
Wisdom 2:1A, 12-22
Psalm 34:17-18, 19-20 21 & 23
John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
S
UMMARY
Our first reading proclaims, for to you I have entrusted my cause!
The psalmist sings, " O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge." The
gospel proclaims, so there was a division among the people be-
cause of Him.
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EFLECTION
I can't help but focus on the words in the first reading and psalm
7. The fact that we can't journey alone and that God is with us,
comforts me and keeps me strong. As Christians we are told that
we are not alone as we live our lives : in times of happiness and
especially in challenging times. We have each other to
pray for and God's promise to never abandon us.
The past couple of months my family has had some try-
ing times and I know that because I "entrusted my cause
" to God and took refuge in Him that we got through it.
Because I "let go and let God" I felt calm and safe know-
ing that He was taking care of me and my family.
Through prayers and the support from family and friends
we are living peacefully in God's love!
In the gospel, the people were questioning the true iden-
tity of Jesus; several said that He is the Prophet. Some
said He was the Messiah. How about us? Do we really
KNOW Jesus? Can we say we know the true identity of