Sacred Space for Lent 2016 Quotes

“In the extraordinary mystery of the Eucharist, Lord, you become part of me and I of you. I celebrate this Eucharist in memory of you: slake my hunger and thirst on the bread and wine and through this come closest to meeting my deepest desire, for union with God.”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016

“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016

“How does the story strike me? I would hate to be the object of people’s contempt. But Lord, if they knew me as you do, they might be right to feel contempt. And I have no right to look down on those whose sins are paraded in the media. Be merciful to me.”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016

“Am I divided against myself—sometimes listening to Jesus, sometimes listening to evil? Have I a discerning heart?”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016

“In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus makes forgiveness as central as our daily bread. Nothing sets apart the spirit of Christ from other spirits more clearly than this.”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016

“When I hear things that hurt my pride, do I attack the speakers and drive them away? Lord, let me be more humble. Let me seek to know the truth about myself, even though it may be painful. Only the truth will set me free.”
― The Irish Jesuits, Sacred Space for Lent 2016