Daily Meditation for April 8, 2025

Next week is Holy Week which means that Lent is coming to an end. Walking this journey for several weeks, what has happened to the resolutions that were made on Ash Wednesday? Did these resolutions include the areas of prayer, fasting and almsgiving? What extra time has been spent in prayer, either as a family or by yourself? What will you do today for prayer—a conversation with God? Fasting calls us to give up something that is special in our lives like food, fun, or sometimes it is an attitude like selfishness. What can you do today to fast? Almsgiving calls us to reach out and be of service to others. This can be done by using the gifts of time, talent and treasure in the care or service of others. Review the resolutions you made and determine how you can effectively use these last days of Lent to prepare for the Feast of Easter, the feast of our salvation.

By Betty Larson, OSB