Here we are in the middle of holy week-the home stretch! We are almost there! But why are we really excited? Maybe because we are excited to get away from the stress and work of school and go home to our families. Or so we can eat sweets again or let go of our other Lenten sacrifices. Hopefully we are also excited for Easter itself.
Before I focus on Easter I want to gain all I can from the time we have left in Lent. This weekend, I was on team for a retreat back home that was the perfect start to Holy Week. It helped refocus and reenergized me in my relationship with God. In what ways can we make special preparations for Easter after a long Lent?
One of the kids on the retreat said that he wanted to be “showered in holiness” throughout the weekend. It was a great image that we used throughout the retreat. I plan on asking God to do the same for me: to fully accept all He has to offer me and to be cleansed and renewed by the gift of Jesus. Will you accept the graces that God has ‘showered’ upon and the sacrifice Jesus made for us?
Happy and Blessed Easter Everyone!
-Lauren G. Class of 2013
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