The season of Lent is a time of reflection and honesty with God. We have this chance to renew our faith at the deepest level every year so we may better embrace the grace our Heavenly Father was shown to us through Jesus Christ. This season I am using our Sunday sermon time to discover the basic facets of our own lives and how the connect to our part in the redemption of our souls. Basic insights to guide this journey will be borrowed from the wisdom of Abram Maslow, a psychologist who has helped us understand our basic human needs and their connection with each other. On our first Sunday we explored how managing the needs of the body, like Jesus fasted to begin his earthly ministry, plays a foundation role in our relationship with God, bringing the body into the role of tool rather than just destination. In succeeding weeks we will explore how we relate to the environment around us, the part played by our relationships, how our actions and expression of ourselves in our lives are tools of service as well as fulfilling the image of God within us. And, as we approach the story of our Lord's Passion, we will finally prepare ourselves with a reflection on what it means to need to be spiritual.