How often have I lived through these weeks without paying
much attention to penance, fasting, and 
prayer? How often have I missed the
spiritual fruits of the season without even being aware of it? But how can I
ever really celebrate Easter without observing Lent? How can I rejoice fully in
your Resurrection when I have avoided participating in your death? Yes, Lord, I
have to die—with you, through you, and in you—and thus become ready to
recognize you when you appear to me in your Resurrection. There is so much in
me that needs to die: false attachments, greed and anger, impatience and
stinginess.... I see clearly now how little I have died with you, really gone
your way and been faithful to it. O Lord, make this Lenten season different
from the other ones. Let me find you again. Amen.
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