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 March 7, 2010 Pastor's PerspectiveThrough all the centuries, the three pillars of Lent have been: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. Yet how we live out these exercises can offer many variations.This past week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we had our Lenten Retreat, sponsored and held in all four parishes of the Webster-Penfield Catholic Connection (WPCC). We were privileged to have Dr. Joseph Kelly to lead us and I know that all of you who joined in found his presentations and insights very helpful. His theme was “Be still and know that I am God”. He began the first day with the passage from 1 Kings 19 where Elijah hears God not in wind, or the earthquake or fire but, rather in a “tiny whispering sound”. Throughout the three days we were reminded that the most important part of prayer is not what we do or say, but rather in finding quiet - so that we can let God speak and act in us. Here are some of the reflections he shared to help create that quiet space in our lives: O rest in the Lord,
Wait patiently for him, And he shall give thee thy heart’s desires. Mendelssohn’s Elijah For thus says the Lord God, The Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest shall you be saved, In quietness and in trust your strength lies. Isaiah 30:15 The words of the wise heard in quiet Are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. Qoheleth 9:17 The life of a Christian ought to be like the ocean, With the surface constantly battered about by storms, but miles and miles below, Deep peace, unmoved tranquility. Archbishop Michael Ramsey Peace ~ may this Lent help you to find quiet and hear God speaking to you in the “tiny whispering sound”. Fr. Chuck Previous Messages
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