Haiku for Lent

Forty days of Lent.
Who will you spend your time with?
Talk to Him in prayer.

Forty days of Lent.
Fasting is not my strong suit.
Just feast on Jesus.

Forty days of Lent.
Take a look at all your stuff.
What can Jesus use?

By Tom Yost

(Tom Yost is a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in New Albany, where he has served as pastoral associate for 37 years.)

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