When he arose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.”
(Luke 22:45-46)
When we are overwhelmed, sleep is one of our defenses. Help us, Lord, to remember that nothing can penetrate us when you are our shield. Instead of escaping, let me “get up and pray.”
As we begin this sacred week, help me to pay attention to your Word. From the glory of the Eucharist to the depths of passion at your passion and death, sustain me that I may witness your Resurrection and know that I will rise with you when my time here is over.
I will be busy preparing for a trip, but if I remember that the trip is an opportunity to be more deeply involved in the liturgy of the Triduum, with your grace I will be able to work and pray simultaneously. Like St. Paul, I will “press on toward the goal.” (Philippians 3:14)