Is there a situation in your life that you have accepted as "the way things are" but could be better resolved or made whole?

Our Lenten Journey has much in common with a family trip. We discuss with our family where, when and for how long will our journey be. We prepare by packing and how we are going to get to our destination. If we go by car we need to observe the traffic laws, speed limits and follow a map. For your Lenten journey discuss with your family how and what you will do for the 40 days of Lent. What preparation will you need to do and what are the things you will need to observe and follow?

How can you make the next forty days a time of true conversion (change or transformation) that lasts well beyond Easter?

"To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ~ Alexander Pope

Reflection: Explain in at least 4 sentences what this quote means to you.

Think about the last really busy time you had. Maybe it was a school day with lots of things going on, homework, sports, scouts and then up early the next day to start all over again. In yesterday's Gospel, Jesus had one of those days. He started out at synagogue, then to Simon's house to heal his mother-in-law and continues helping others, goes off to pray, preaches to the villages, and then gets up early and starts all over again. Jesus also knew what a busy schedule was like. Can you find the one thing in the above account of His day that He took time to do?

Reflection: Do you take time everyday for that special thing? Or do you say "I'm to busy?" Write a one-sentence personal prayer pledge that states your intention to make prayer a part of your every day life.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  Explain this in your own words.

"If God is so perfect and everything he makes is so good, how come he had to send Jesus to save us? Why did he bother making a bunch of sinners when he could have made us perfect?" How would you respond to this/