Rather than make too much out of the penitent practices, it is best to remember that Lent is about love: God's love for us. This is not a warm-and-fuzzy love, nor about being okay with each other. It is about what is good for us, which is what is behind the great love that God bears for us. The following come from today's readings from the Liturgy of the Hours, courtesy of Universalis.com
| Mid-morning reading (Terce) | Isaiah 55:6 - 7 © |
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| Seek the Lord while he is still to be found, call to him while he is still near. Let the wicked man abandon his way, the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn back to the Lord who will take pity on him, to our God who is rich in forgiving. |
| Noon reading (Sext) | Deuteronomy 30:2 - 3 © |
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| If you return to the Lord your God, if you obey his voice with all your heart and soul in everything I enjoin on you today, you and your children, then the Lord your God will bring back your captives and will have pity on you. |
| Afternoon reading (None) | Hebrews 10:35 - 36 © |
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| Continue to have confidence, since the reward is so great. You will need endurance to do God’s will and gain what he has promised. |
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