The special prayer for this Second Sunday of Lent (Lent 2) invites us to admit that we “have no power of ourselves to help ourselves”; and therefore we need God to protect us “from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul.”
Lent 2 wants us to recognise our powerlessness.
There is much to be thankful for: like the advances we see in science ”“ especially in medicine. But haven’t we also seen our spiritual poverty ”“ having lost what makes us really human: love of God and neighbour?