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notes. I'm Father Jim Martin. I'm about to lead you through a traditional Jesuit prayer

that will help you notice where God has been in your day. But first, let's begin with

our weekly reflection, which is released every Sunday. For many people, Lent arrives not with a sense

of eager anticipation, but with dread. Some people have told me that

it calls up memories of previous lengths when they feel that they have failed in their efforts

to do some great Linton sacrifice or penance. If that's the case, maybe you can see it in a new way.

Lent is the period of spiritual preparation that leads to Easter.

During Lent, we traditionally follow the three pillars of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Many people do other penances, giving things up, which is a worthwhile pursuit if it helps

you to be more loving and generous. Let me suggest a more basic goal. The word most often used

in the Gospels for repentance is metanoia, which means a change of mind and heart.

Some of that has to do with repentance as we understand the word, but it's more of a reorientation of your life,

whether that means being more loving, more generous, more faithful, more trusting, or more open.

So this lent, maybe you could pray not simply for the willingness to give up chocolate,

but to become a more loving person, day by day, in your own way.

Try to see it as not simply a giving up, but an invitation from God to become the person and review the past day.

If you're listening to this in the daytime, we'll look back at yesterday.

If it's in the evening, when most people pray the examin, we'll look back at today.

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