It is time to act, and in Lent to act is also to stop. Stop in prayer, to receive the Word of God, and stop like the Samaritan, before the wounded brother.
The contemplative dimension of life, which Lent will make us rediscover, will mobilize new energies. Before the presence of God we become sisters and brothers, instead of threats and enemies we find companions and fellow travelers. This is God's dream, the promised land to which we marched when we came out of slavery.