Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent March 11, 2005 Scripture: Wisdom 2: 1-A, 12-22; John 7: 1-2, 10, 25-30 Reflection: Today’s readings could almost be a description of the world in which we live, “… brief and troublesome is our lifetime... with no remedy for dying.... Let us beset the just one.... He sets himself against our doings.... And Jesus called out, ‘I was sent by One who has the right to send... and Him you do not know. . . .’” So often we are caught up in wars and rumors of wars, disasters for which there is no remedy, godless living and the insatiable need to get ahead. Despite our vowed religious life, we can all too easily find ourselves immersed in the frenzy of this everyday world. How can we reconcile our need to be children of this world and messengers of peace at the same time? How can we make God known in our ministry here, wherever we happen to be? Lent is the season for reconciliation. It is the perfect time to try to heal the suffering of alienation from God that afflicts so many of our brothers and sisters. Suggested Action: Reach out today to one person who needs some word of God tochange his/her life. Speak that word. Sr. Marionette Coll, IHM Baltimore, Maryland

Graphic: Sr. Donna Korba, IHM