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<\/a><\/p>\nWhen I was a brand new seminarian, I had to choose a weekly apostolate where for two or three hours each week I would serve others in some capacity.\u00a0 I picked the Urban Mission in downtown Steubenville, Ohio, and once per week I drove to a Methodist Church with another student to help at a soup kitchen.\u00a0 Sometimes I helped in the kitchen cooking, other times arranging cans in the pantry, but every week without fail I assisted in serving the food, and once that ended, I sat with the many men and women who weekly came for a hot plate of food.\u00a0 I still remember an elderly woman who came every week, Ms. Edna.\u00a0 Everybody knew her and showed great respect toward her.\u00a0 She always parked her buggy at the door of the church full of stuff, and came downstairs into the hall.\u00a0 She often complained that her landlord never fixed the heat in her room, or she would tell me about her cat.<\/p>\n
Every week before serving lunch, the pastor quieted everyone down and prayed.\u00a0 She always started the prayer with the same words: \u201cThank you Lord for giving us today another chance to get things right with you.\u201d\u00a0 Praying with a group of men and women who struggled each day to find food, and to secure a warm place to sleep in the freezing Ohio winter, the prayer always struck me as making real the present moment.\u00a0 Her prayer focused on the opportunity graciously granted by God today to get things right today \u2013 not considering what happened yesterday, nor what may happen tomorrow.\u00a0 Her brief words were always spoken with joy, transmitting great hope at the new chance granted by God to get things right.<\/p>\n
Lent is a season given to us by the Church to get things right with God.\u00a0 Lent usually starts with the greatest of intentions which quickly wither away, sometimes within a day or two, leading to discouragement.\u00a0 The pastor\u2019s prayer however brings us straight back to the start because every day is a chance to get things right with God regardless of what happened yesterday.<\/p>\n
I valued the two years that I volunteered at the Urban Mission.\u00a0 So many other students traveled thousands of miles as missionaries to faraway countries, but walking distance from the college there was a fertile mission territory.\u00a0 We do not have to look far to find within us or within our community what needs to be mended and healed.\u00a0 Perhaps this Lent is the perfect moment to act and make a change, to heal a broken relationship within your household or to seek forgiveness.\u00a0 Perhaps this Lent is the time to change an attitude or tackle a vice.\u00a0 You do not have to look far to find possible concrete actions to undertake this Lent.<\/p>\n
I do not remember the name of the pastor at the Urban Mission, but I recall her face vividly.\u00a0 Her graying curly hair, her broad smile, and inviting demeanor welcomed everyone who walked past the door of the Mission.\u00a0\u00a0 Her prayer has been on my mind this Lent, and I hope it will be yours too.<\/p>\n
Picture is mine, all rights reserved.\u00a0 Norcia, Italy, 2006.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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