...it's round here somewhere.
Seriously, here's a disclaimer. On this blog, I draw my own interpretations, publish my own sermons, and ruminate on the state of the Church independently of any establishment to which I'm affiliated. There are statements contained herein which may be wrong. Please correct me so that I can learn from this.
I have written some reflections about Lent on my blog. I am struck by the aspect of Lent coinciding with the first lockdown 2 years ago, and now the invasion by Putin of Ukraine. We reflect on the threat to the rest of the world and our mortality, man's inhumanity to man.
I also think of my time with the monks of Triors, and now my solitude since my separation. It is a time of reconstruction and being left unable to see the next stages. It is a time of accepting God's will and our dependence on His grace.
It is also a time of simplicity whether we simplify our diet, way of life or whatever. I am very sensitive to the first signs of spring: the first flowers, buds on the trees, changes in the weather, the growing days as we approach the Vernal Equinox. This is the transformation from death to life that we live within ourselves.
I wish you and your family the most profound Lent you will ever have known, so that you find God's strength and the newness of life He promises us.
I have written some reflections about Lent on my blog. I am struck by the aspect of Lent coinciding with the first lockdown 2 years ago, and now the invasion by Putin of Ukraine. We reflect on the threat to the rest of the world and our mortality, man's inhumanity to man.
ReplyDeleteI also think of my time with the monks of Triors, and now my solitude since my separation. It is a time of reconstruction and being left unable to see the next stages. It is a time of accepting God's will and our dependence on His grace.
It is also a time of simplicity whether we simplify our diet, way of life or whatever. I am very sensitive to the first signs of spring: the first flowers, buds on the trees, changes in the weather, the growing days as we approach the Vernal Equinox. This is the transformation from death to life that we live within ourselves.
I wish you and your family the most profound Lent you will ever have known, so that you find God's strength and the newness of life He promises us.