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On this day of Lent, we invite you to reflect on these scriptures. What is the Spirit saying to you today?

Psalm 50:1-6

The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets. From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes and will not be silent; a fire devours before him, and around him a tempest rages. He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that he may judge his people: \u201cGather to me this consecrated people, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.\u201d And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.

Jeremiah 8:8-12

This is what the Lord says: \u201c\u2018How can you say, \u201cWe are wise, for we have the law of the Lord,\u201d when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have? Therefore, I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. \u201cPeace, peace,\u201d they say, when there is no peace. Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So, they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord.

Hebrews 2:1-4

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. \xa0For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.

John 6:52-59

Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, \u201cHow can this man give us his flesh to eat?\u201d Jesus said to them, \u201cVery truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.\u201d He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Prayer

King of glory, king of peace, who calls us from the pursuit of worldly honours to be a priests and kings in your kingdom, grant us the grace to hear your word and offer ourselves in humble obedience to your service; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen