Lord Jesus Christ, your body was broken on the Cross through the sin of the world, take our brokenness in body, mind or spirit and mend us with the instruments of your Passion.Graham James, Bishop of Norwich The Lent Factor (Bloomsbury, 2014)Jesus doesn’t allow us to solve our own or other people’s problems through blame. The challenge he poses is to discern in the midst of our darkness the light of God. In Jesus’ vision everything, even the greatest tragedy, can become an occasion in which God’s works can be revealed. How radically new my life would be if I were willing to move beyond blaming to proclaiming the works of God in our midst. I don’t think it has much to do with the exterior of life. Allhuman beings have their tragedies – death, depre
19 February 2015, The Tablet
Spiritual readings – 21 February 2015
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