Hi everyone,
Lent already! After having a fish and chip supper just before Ash Wednesday, it set us in the mood for the period of fasting and reflecting on our relationship with God.
What are you doing throughout Lent? Lent isn’t always about giving things up! It can mean taking on something extra; for example, attending an extra service throughout the week, attending the Lent study group in which this year, we are looking at St. Paul and his letters. Lent doesn’t have to be a slog or daunting, it is about refreshment and an opportunity of getting our relationship with God right. Lent is about turning back to God through our journey with Christ to the cross; instead of walking away from the cross; turn around and walk towards it, for it is then that we may focus on Lent and the true meaning of Easter; we cannot celebrate Easter without experiencing the cross.
Whatever you decide to do for Lent, do it for yourself and do it with passion! If you fail to remember that momentarily it is Lent, start again and truly walk with Christ and come to experience what it is to know the true meaning of Easter.
Lord Jesus, you were sent to call sinners to repent…Lord, have mercy; Lord Jesus, you were sent to bring healing, may I be touched by your healing grace…Christ, have mercy; Lord Jesus, you intercede for us at the right hand of the Father…Lord, have mercy.
