Isaiah 50:4-7
Philippians 2:6-11
Luke 22:14-23:56
Each morning he wakes me to hear,
to listen like a disciple.
The Lord has opened my ear.
As we begin Holy Week the Church invites us on a journey. This week is like no other in the year. The Church tells her story in words and images, in ritual and drama, and in silence and song. We are invited to find ourselves in the scriptural stories.
The First Reading for today from Isaiah 50 can be a helpful starting place for the week. The servant knows himself as a disciple. Each day his task is to hear what God is saying. God has already created in him an openness and a readiness. God has opened the servant’s ear. I hear this as promise that God will speak to us.
Make a conscious effort this week to listen to God in the scriptures and those around you.
What do you most want to hear?