Lenten Prayers and Reflections - Week 6

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Looking for more ways to live your faith this Lent? Take some inspiration from our 40 Little Acts of Lenten Love. 

Week 6 Reflection

Fullness is… 

I have come that they might have life and have it to the full.  

John 10:10 

This week we consider the abundance that comes when we are full, not just with food, but with love, with knowledge, and with hope. 

During this season of Lent, we reflect on the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. He came to earth to give us all the opportunity to life to the full.  

We can follow him more intentionally when we try to act the way that he would, by helping to provide fullness of life to others through the means available to us.  

The children we serve experience fullness through the love of the volunteers who prepared their meals; the food that enables them to stay focused on their education; and the knowledge which gives them hope for the future – a future “full” of possibilities.   

While we celebrate that we are feeding these children, one of the reasons that we are drawn together through Mary’s Meals is that we can never feel truly satisfied while there are still children out there waiting for a meal in their place of education.  

A deep inner calling propels us to action. This is one of the beautiful things about our grassroots movement.