Monday of the 5th week of Lent
St John of Egypt
First reading – Daniel 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62
The story of Susanna tells us about the source of our choices we have before the Lord and before the world. Our choices should be out of our love to the Lord and not out of fear of the world. Our choices should be out of our commitment to the Word of God and not out of the logic of the world. Our choices should be out of our faithfulness to our vocation and not out of the necessity of the occasion. Our choices should be out of our view of eternity and not out of our comfort in this world. Our choices should be out of our adherence to the truth and not of our adherence to falsehood. Let’s reflect: Lent is the time to make correct the source of our choices.