Monday 5th March, 2012
Daniel 9:4-10. Lord, do not deal with us as our sins deserve—Ps 78(79):8-9, 11, 13. Luke 6:36-38.

  
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‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged yourselves.’

During Lent we make ourselves aware of the evil in which we are immersed, and look to Jesus to lead us back into loving union with the Father. We are all part of the reality of sin, until we face Jesus. Being with us in the midst of evil, he delivers us from evil. He bridges the gap that has estranged us from the Father.

In a spirit of sorrow for our selfishness, let us take our place alongside Jesus’ most intimate friends, the repentant sinners and tax-collectors of the gospels. Lord Jesus, I am blinded by the state of sin I have freely chosen. Give me the grace to see through my alienation to the freedom and salvation you bring.