5th Sunday of Lent (C)

Short Reflection for the 5^th Sunday in Lent (C)

Readings: Isaiah 43: 16 – 21; Philippians 3: 8 – 14; John 8: 1 – 11

Selected Passage:  “Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, ‘Woman, where are they?  Has no one condemned you?’  She replied, ‘No one, sir.’  Then Jesus said, ‘Neither do I condemn you. Go, (and) from now on do not sin any more.’” (Luke 8: 10-11)

Reflection:  The gospel tells us that God does not condemn us.  In fact, he gives us the grace not only to free us from our past but the opportunity to begin anew. Such is the LOVE of God that he offered his only begotten Son that we may have new LIFE!  Jesus tells us be slow in our judgment of others, because we ourselves are  sinners.  The Season of Lent is an invitation to be RICH in Mercy and Compassion. Cf. www.badaliyya.blogspot.com

DHIKR PRAYER SIMPLE METHOD...

Dhikr is an Arabic word for remembrance. In the “tariqa” (the way) movement, Dhikr developed into a form of prayer… It is a prayer of the heart… following three simple steps:

1.Write in one’s heart a certain passage of the Holy Writ…

2.Make the same passage ever present in one’s lips. 

3.Then wait for God’s disclosure on the meaning of the passage…that interprets one’s life NOW…!

It takes a week of remembering (dhikr)…or even more days to relish the beauty of this method…