Tip of the Day: What’s the Lenten practice this year that’s the hardest for you: Hanging with God, Discipline or Helping Others?  Don’t worry about it today.  Today, you can take a break from it.  It will give you renewed incentive to begin again tomorrow for the second half of Lent.   Bible Readings for the Fest of the Annunciation on Saturday of the Third Week of Lent    Reflection of the Day:           No reflection today – I’m taking my mid-Lent break also!   

Tip of the day: Pick a particularly difficult commandment today and focus on keeping that command for the whole day.  See how much more alive you feel at the end of the day. Bible Readings for Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent   Reflection of the day: Our world sometimes seems torn between obsessions with either “spring breaks” or “spas.” For a Gemini like me, I enjoy the wonderful contrasts.  “Spring breaks” stand for allowing anything and everything.  All forms of restraint are abandoned, which leads to happiness, fulfillment and renewal – or so the ads would have us believe.  Another set of ads tout the “spa” approach. Come…

Tip of the day: Pick someone near-by who has hurt you and forgive. It’s best if you can say that word directly to the person. If not, then at least begin to say mercy in your own heart. Bible Readings for Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent   Reflection of the day: Mercy and forgiveness are among the greatest gifts of love we can give to help another. Portia in Shakespeare’s, Merchant of Venice has said it better than most, The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and…

Tip For Today Make your communication with God today aimless. Let God take the lead and take you in the direction He wants.  Save your “asks” of God for another day. You just might be surprised with what God has to offer to you.    Bible Readings for the Feast of St. Joseph on Monday of the Third Week of Lent   Reflection for Today At work, I often ask people who propose a new project or idea, “Why are we doing this? What are we trying to achieve?” Sometimes similar questions are also worthwhile to ask about our praying.  What’s on my mind?  What am I praying about?  Sometimes,…