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Lenten Reflection: Day 11
From Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton Lent and Holy Week:
In the Penitential Psalms, Christ recognizes my poverty in his poverty. Merely to see myself in the psalm is a beginning of being healed. For I see myself through his grace. His grace is working; therefore, I am on my way to being healed. O the need of that healing! I walk from region to region of my soul, and I discover that I am a bombed city.
Deacon Dominick’s Soup
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1/2 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 can (14 oz) corn
1 can black beans
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 26-ounce can chicken stock
Preparation
Put olive oil in a heated pot; add onion, garlic, and pepper and sauté.
Add, coriander, cumin, and chili powder and stir. Add corn, black beans, and diced tomatoes.
Add chicken and chicken stock to desired thickness of soup. Simmer until heated through.
Submitted by Deacon Dominick.
