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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY

Thought for the Day # 67 - Friday, May 22, 2020

“Invite Each Other”

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
What have you got planned for the weekend?
We have just learned that we can get together with up to three family units,
to a maximum of ten people. Isn’t this the time to take advantage of it?
Perhaps you are hesitating but go ahead and take advantage of it while
respecting the rules of prevention.
If you are a single person, why not call two other single people and meet
up? If you are a family, why not call another family? Remember: always three
family units maximum, including a maximum of ten people. Why not take
advantage of this weekend to meet up? If someone calls you and invites you
to a get-together? Perhaps you will hesitate at first, because it has been two
months since you have gone out! At some point we need to warm ourselves up!
Why not plunge right in? If there are people you know, especially if there are
people you know who are alone, why not call them and invite them to a family
gathering? Start a trend, one family with another, one person with another.
Let’s invite each other to be together and share a moment family to family,
person to person.
Take the time to share. You can start quietly, slowly. Perhaps with a couple
of hours. You will decide yourselves as you go. That said, taking the time you
need and then meeting one another is already a good start. Plan it well, as you
cannot just go into the house if it becomes chilly or the mosquitoes arrive,
foresee the consequences a bit.
Take the time to share what you’ve been through. There might be a
question that could give life to your discussions: “What Word of God has
helped you through the pandemic so far?” “What is the place that prayer has
had in your life so far to get you through the pandemic?” Don’t be shy to talk
about the Word of God, to talk about prayer

Happy reunion!

Collection of texts by the Most Rev. Christian Lépine 79