Lent and Easter
(Look at the bottom of this page for Easter Reflections)
LENT
Remember You are Dust
In a very visible way, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when we take stock and prepare ourselves for the journey toward Easter.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness; in your great compassion blot out my offenses. —Psalm 51:1 |
A Lenten Toolbox
“What am I going to give up for Lent?” This question has become a somewhat distorted encapsulation of a Christian season that really has incredible spiritual potency. Lent is popularly thought of as a time of self-sacrifice and confession of sin. Unfortunately, this view confines Lent in too narrow a box
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Finding Your Focus
Superficiality in our daily existence can strip our souls of soundness leaving us wondering if we have even lost touch with the reality of the “soul” within us.
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Journaling through Lent
Lent is a time to be intentional. It is more than giving up sweets for 40 days, or trying to be more devout. It is really a time to look seriously and intentionally at our lives— who we have been, who we are, and who we are becoming. Journaling is a way for us to embody this intention, because it gives us an environment for delving deeply into the bottomless well of our souls
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Light a Candle
In many different traditions lighting candles is a sacred action. It expresses more than words can express. It has to do with gratefulness.
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5 Practices Toward A More Radical Christian Life""The older I get the more convinced I become that as rich Americans, you and I are at a tremendous disadvantage to experiencing the depths of the Kingdom Jesus came to inaugurate. Jesus of course is the one who famously said that it’s “easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the Kingdom”, a verse we often grow up thinking was about them when really it was about us" . Read more of what Benjamin Corey has to say in his blog
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EASTERTIDE
Eastertide is the period of 50 days running from Easter to Pentecost on the Church Calendar.
As Rev. Tom T. Brundage tells us--"The question can be raised as to why we have such an extended time in the Easter season. The answer is simple; the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection are so rich in meaning, symbolism, and mystery that we human beings cannot take in the mystery in a single day.
We need an entire season to savor the paschal mysteries."
As Rev. Tom T. Brundage tells us--"The question can be raised as to why we have such an extended time in the Easter season. The answer is simple; the events of Jesus’ death and resurrection are so rich in meaning, symbolism, and mystery that we human beings cannot take in the mystery in a single day.
We need an entire season to savor the paschal mysteries."