Leaders of religious communities need prayer. At first glance, that may seem obvious. Yet, so often, it goes by the wayside amid many challenges and commitments. Lent offers a time to review and reset our prayer life. One thing to consider is spiritual direction. Leaders who engage in regular spiritual direction attest to its benefit. Putting regularity in one’s prayer life, beyond communal moments, is also helpful, keeping us rooted in Christ.
| Pope Francis, our Jesuit brother, in his Lenten Message offers this consideration:
“Prayer, almsgiving and fasting are not three unrelated acts, but a single movement of openness and self-emptying, in which we cast out the idols that weigh us down, the attachments that imprison us. Then the atrophied and isolated heart will revive.”
In prayerful solidarity, |
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| Frank Donio, SAC
Executive Director |
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| This is an excerpt from the February Items of Note. Items of Note is a monthly email for CMSM members and partners. If you are not receiving Items of Note once a month via email, please email [email protected]. |
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