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Jesus: Our Light and Our Life, Becoming One in Christ Diocesan Lenten Program unites us around the Word of God
The Gospel readings for Lent this year present us with some of the most beautiful stories in our Christian Scriptures, where we hear of people who have encountered Jesus in the most remarkable ways and have been totally transformed by him.
More profoundly, we also gain key insights into who Jesus is. In the story of the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4), Jesus himself confirms that he is the Messiah who offers ‘living water’. In the story of the man born blind (John 9), Jesus says that he is the ‘light of the world’. In the story of Lazarus (John 11), Jesus reveals himself as the ‘resurrection and the life’.
As we journey through Lent, engaging with these texts allows Jesus to speak to each of us in a personal way. We become the woman who needs refreshment and encouragement; we become the blind man who just can’t see where to go next; we become the person who has experienced a loss and is longing for some new life to break through. We need to hear again and again the Good News of Jesus, and that he is indeed the only one who can fill us with what we most desire.
The Diocesan Lenten Program, Jesus:
Our Light and our Life, Becoming One in Christ, offers us a six-week opportunity to reflect on the Lenten texts. Each session includes listening to the week’s Gospel, as well as a commentary on the text and a personal story, with reflections offered by Danny Casey, Fr Ireneusz Czech SDS, Ashleigh Donnelly, Alison Newell, Kerry Power, and Raj Rajasingam. Guided questions are included, for use in a small group setting.
The resource is available on the Diocesan website at www.bbcatholic. org.au and copies of the booklets have been distributed to parishes and schools of the Diocese of Broken Bay.
As we unite ourselves around our sacred Scriptures this Lent, we pray that our Lenten journey will lead us to a deeper understanding of Jesus who is our living water, our light, and our life; and that we may grow in unity as his disciples.
