"Participating in a day of reflection, ticking off tasks from my Lenten to-do list for each day, and some valuable spiritual reading: That was my plan for Lent. Now Lent is over, and did I manage to tick off this year's goals? Well, no. As it happened, I didn't fulfill a single one.
"Is that a bad thing? On the contrary: it turned out to be - both for me and my family - the best solution. The reason is simple. If I had focused on seeking pious moments alone with God or on reading an edifying spiritual book, it would've been easier for me to overlook what is most important: in this case, my loved ones. Not only that: I would've treated every request, need, or attempt at contact on their part as an obstacle to deepening my personal relationship with Jesus. And I guess that's not the way to conversion, is it?"In a recent commentary incorporating guidance from Mother Teresa ("If you want to change the world,go home and love your family."), writer Magdalena Prokop-Duchnowska reflected on how her attention was directed to love in "ordinary, gray everyday life," serving "through small routine actions and duties."
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Aleteia: Magdalena Prokop-Duchnowska: Why my Lenten failures were God's success (12 APR 23)
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