Fifth Week of Lent: The Sixth Word – “Father, into your hands I commend my Spirit.”

Here are some thoughts and questions for your consideration this week:

• Try to set aside fifteen minutes.
• “Pick a time, pick a place, and then show up.” (Timothy Jones in Workaday Prayers)
• Reread the above gospel selection. Be attentive to the scene, imagining it, putting yourself at the foot of the cross. You may want to speak with Jesus. 
• Be grateful for the Spirit’s gift: that you desire to pray. 
• Recall the deep relationship Jesus had with his Father. 
• Consider world events. Focus on one picture or one story that touches your heart and pray for those people, entrusting them to God’s care. 
• Whenever you feel that life is beating you, you might find consolation in Psalm 31.