Listen

Friday after Ash Wednesday

The mindfulness trigger for today does not appear in any of the readings that we have heard. It is rather something that each of is called to do. The first reading from the Prophet Isaiah reveals God’s voice calling out to us about the kind of fasting which will gain God’s approval. We may have our own ideas of fasting – giving up some favorite food, abstaining from coffee, passing up the cookie jar. This is not what God is calling for. God want us to fast from injustice. God wants us to reach out to those in need.

So today, the mindfulness trigger is the word: “LISTEN.” Listen to God’s voice as our Lenten pilgrimage continues.