My dear Friends
Today, following on from Shrove Tuesday (when you are 'shriven' or make a confession), is Ash Wednesday. Today is the solemn heralding of the beginning of Lent, when we are asked to come back to the Lord 'fasting and weeping' for the Lord is full of forgiveness.(Joel)). During the liturgy we have the imposition of ashes on our forehead to signify either that we 'repent and believe the Gospel' or that 'from dust you came and to dust you go.'
Lent comes from the German word for spring and it is a time when we look to break out of the dark days of winter and go forth to spring and Easter. It is a reflective time, when we examine our lives and reflect on our human condition. Ash Wednesday is traditionally a fast day in the Church.
We can look at Lent in another way, as a journey through the desert like our ancestors on our way to the Promised Land. Often we find oases in Lent to keep us going on our spiritual journey.It is a time of reconciliation, of man with God and of man with man, a time of healing.
Let us go forth on our journey in love and joy!
Shalom from
Sister Gila
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