As we enter the sacred season of Lent we are invited to embark on a journey of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, preparing our hearts for the joy of Easter. Lent is a time to reflect on our relationship with God, seek spiritual renewal, and make a positive difference in the lives of others as we prepare to celebrate the wonderful gift of Salvation afforded to us through the Easter event.
We begin this journey on Ash Wednesday, a day marked by the sign of the cross in ashes, reminding us of our humility, repentance, and call to conversion. Let us walk together in faith this Lent, striving to illuminate with acts of kindness, self-discipline, and a commitment to justice.
Lent can be hard. But isn’t it supposed to be? The whisper of ‘it’s ok God will forgive’ or ‘does it really matter’ when you are tempted to step aside from the very goals you yourself chose is not a voice we should listen to. We seek to make life easy all the time. Sometimes, we need to sit in the darkness so that we appreciate more fully the gentle glow of the dawn.
The Female Theologian 