Father Michael's Weekly Reflection

"And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." (Rom. 5:5)

This is the 3rd Sunday of Lent.  We continue to walk through Lent as pilgrims of hope.  St. Peter exhorts us to give reasons for this hope within us.  Each of us have been created to love and to be loved.  God has not left us orphans.

We can experience God's love through his life giving Spirit given to us. St. John Paul II said "One could say that, in a certain sense, love is the DNA of the children of God." When we freely give away what we have received we realize ourselves.  Christ is the life giving water who came to quench our thirst for meaning and happiness.  Let us fill ourselves with his love which will give us what we most long for.

Questions for Reflection: 

• Have I experienced God's love in my life? 
• Have other loves left me empty? 
• Am I prepared to stop consuming the waters of this world and fill myself with Christ's love?