In the reading from Isaiah 49:8 the Lord says, “I have formed you and made you to be my Covenant with my people.” It speaks of the close involvement of the Lord in our lives. We often feel orphaned and alone in this world but the truth is that the Lord has been there while we were being formed in the womb and right through our lives. This same relationship is shared between our Lord Jesus and the Father while in His earthly life and for all eternity. John 5:20 says that “the Father loves the Son and shows everything he does and he will show him even greater things than these so that you will be amazed.” We are called to such intimacy. There was a monk named St. John Climacus who lived in the 6th-7th century. He was one such person who desired such intimacy with the Lord that he hid away for 20 years reading the lives of saints and spending long hours in prayer. His book titled ‘the Ladder of prayer’ consists of 30 steps into intimacy with the Father and is widely read during Lent to enable a deeper union with Jesus.

Prayer: Abba Father, we pray for a deep thirst to live in a greater union with you, your Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Amen.