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The focus of this Sunday’s Lenten readings is certainly on the Gospel story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead.   The witness this event provides to the crowd is measurable.   The hope it provides to us about our own resurrection is also significant.

        The other two readings give us some insight into God’s Plan for us as well.   God’s Plan is not just for the afterlife.   It is for now!

        The reading from the Book of Ezekiel clearly is about living again after “graves being open”.   It seems that God’s intent is living with the spirit within, for the people then and for us now!   God has promised that,  so,  from what do we need to be lifted up, out of our dark graves, figuratively, to live life  “abundantly”  as Scripture records elsewhere?

        The reading from the Letter to the Romans reiterates the value of having the spirit within.   It does not condemn the body (which would be a heresy since God created the body), but rather enables the body to act “alive” in Christ.  In what ways can we act more in accordance with how Christ actually did, right now, in our own time and in our particular circumstances?

Blessings,

Dr. Lanie LeBlanc OP

Southern Dominican Laity

lanie@leblanc.one

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Volume 2 is for you. These reflections follow the Liturgical Calendar and appear here about mid week each week.  They are written by various guest authors.  If you would like to submit a reflection of your own, then click here to send an email request to post to the Webmaster.  Deadline is Monday morning of each week for the upcoming Sunday.

VOLUME II ARCHIVE

• Holy Week •
• Lent Week 5 •
• Lent Week 4 •
• Lent Week 3 •
• Lent Week 2 •
• Lent Week 1 •

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