#EveningPrayer prompt:
Place yourself in spirit in the midst of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (see Mark 11:1-10). What do you hear? What do you see? What do you hope for?
#PalmSunday
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Place yourself in spirit in the midst of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (see Mark 11:1-10). What do you hear? What do you see? What do you hope for?
#PalmSunday
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Spend some time slowly praying the entrance antiphon for today’s Mass:
“Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in distress.
Deliver me from the hands of my enemies and those who pursue me.
O Lord, let me never be put to shame, for I call on you.”
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Ask the Lord to open your mind and heart to hear and respond to his voice today and tomorrow.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Close your eyes and ask Jesus to show you his perspective on the sacrifices and sufferings present in your daily life.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
How are your Lenten practices going? Did you ever consider how the strength of your response to God’s love depends more on God’s abundant grace, than on your efforts however strong or weak. Express to Jesus how this makes you feel.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
With gratitude, make an inventory of the tangible things, rituals, persons who give you a clearer awareness of God’s presence and action in this world.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Spend some time slowly praying the entrance antiphon for today’s Mass:
As for me, I trust in the Lord.
Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy,
for you have seen my affliction.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
How would your approach to the week ahead look if you could actually see Jesus at home, in your workplace, in the various circles of family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances?
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Ask the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to his influence, and to strengthen your desires to witness to God’s love in this day just ahead of you.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
When will you most need an anchor of hope in the Lord’s nearness in the week ahead? Talk to the Lord about the circumstances you foresee and ask for his grace.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Spend some time in gratitude to God who does not wait until we formulate the ‘right’ words in prayer or find the ‘best’ sentiments in our heart.
How does this encourage you?
#EveningPrayer prompt:
What do these words from the prophet Micah mean for you? What do they mean for those you love?
“You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins” (Micah 7:19).
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Take an inventory of your heart. How much room is taken up with clutter: resentments, regrets, attachments to trinkets, etc? How much room is filled with gratitude and love?
Show God what you discover. Ask him to show you his perspective.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Spend some time in prayer for your family members, coworkers, and others who you rub shoulders with on a regular basis.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Place yourself in spirit in the scene when the mother of James & John asked Jesus a favor for her boys (see Mt 20:20 and following). What do you hear? What do you see? What do you experience? Talk to Jesus about this.
#Lent
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Plan out a few times in the day just ahead of you, when you can intentionally pause and offer up an act of love to God.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
“Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.” Luke 6
Where do your thoughts and feelings go when you hear Jesus say things like this? Share this with Jesus and ask for his counsel for your specific situation.
#Lent
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Ask Jesus to help you surrender your gifts—as many or as few as they are—into his hands to use them as he wishes.
#EveningPrayer prompt:
What would tomorrow look like if you only said “yes” to God’s invitations to be reconciled with your brother/sister/neighbor?
#EveningPrayer prompt:
Invoke the Holy Spirit’s guidance that all members of the Church may live their vocation with joy and fidelity.