In reality, beloved Father, our life could be so simple, even after the painful loss of Paradise, because You do everything in Your power so that we may live with the dignity You have bestowed upon us. Life with You is, in reality, wonderfully simple: we recognize You as our most loving Father, we listen to Your instructions, and, with Your grace, we put into practice what You tell us. Then peace and happiness dwell within us, even though, during our pilgrimage toward eternity, we have to fight some battles on earth. Even when You make us share in the suffering of Your Son, as St. Paul explains (Col 1:24), in order to cooperate in the salvation of other people who still live far from You and whom You want to lead to their eternal home as Your children, the true joy that is You remains in us!
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Day 13: “Causes of Misery on Earth”
Our Lenten itinerary today presents us with a supplicatory prayer from the prophet Daniel, who was very clear about the reason why Jerusalem had fallen into ruin.
“Lord our God (…), who didst bring thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast made thee a name, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, according to all thy righteous acts, let thy anger and thy wrath turn away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy hill; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people have become a byword among all who are round about us. Now therefore, O our God, hearken to the prayer of thy servant and to his supplications, and for thy own sake, O Lord, cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary, which is desolate. O my God, incline thy ear and hear; open thy eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, give heed and act; delay not, for thy own sake, O my God, because thy city and thy people are called by thy name.” (Dan 9:15–19).