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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 3 – Wednesday March 18, 2020

“The Family”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Have you ever lived through an adversity, for example an accident? But a year
later, you said to yourself “In the end it has been a good thing, because it brought
me to spend more time with my family and it brought us closer to each other.”

Could we not view this time of trial we are living with COVID-19, as a moment
from which we could draw out some good? For sure, one benefit would be to renew
and transform the time we spend together as a family. We talk a lot about quality
time. However, at a certain moment, it also takes a certain quantity. It takes time.

So, I invite you to think about being in your family, to think about being together
as more than each on his own screen, but to take time to interact, to rediscover the
art of conversation. To discover that yes, we can waste time together, sit side by
side without saying anything. We can share a light chat or share what is deep in our
soul. In this way, this time of trial become one that feeds the growth of communion
and community in the family.

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