Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Today's Readings

God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life. - John 3:16

This verse before the Gospel has always moved me. At first I would find myself asking, "Why would anyone sacrifice something so big and so dear?" But as I have gotten older I have realized that God gave his only Son so that He could show us that He is always suffering with us. I still read this passage and struggle with it, because it is hard to understand a sacrifice of this magnitude, but as a sister, as a daughter, and as a person, I realize that we are called to suffer with the people we love.

Community in a time like now is essential. This passage reminds me that we should be looking for our friends, our family, our community and asking how they are, what they need, and how we can be there! Sharing this walk together on this journey. God did not have to send his only Son, and yet he did. Yes, it is our freedom to do as we wish.  But I think now more than ever I will think again about going home to watch Netflix and instead maybe sharing my life with a friend, helping us to walk together on this journey. I know that to know that you are not alone is always a light that helps me keep moving down the path of life, and now, during this Lenten season, my desire is to share that with my community.

Elizabeth Peralta '15