Yesterday a boy and a girl
walked past me.
They looked like students
and they were chatting.
“I was just trying
to make a connection …”
said the girl
and then they were gone.

This evening, at vigil Mass,
I know how that girl feels.
Today is the first weekend of Lent
and I sense
that I have drifted somewhat
in my relationship
with My God.

I see Lent as an opportunity
to draw closer to My God,
to reconnect with Him.
During Mass
I hear a beautiful psalm sung.
It’s called “Turn to Me”
and contains the line,
“I call your name.”

Hearing these words
I feel reassured, encouraged
and welcome.
I have a sense that,
during this Lent,
while I am trying
to connect with My God,
My God is busily trying
to reconnect with me.

©  Claire Murray, 4th March 2017