During this Lenten season, more than any other Lent, I am getting how significant it is that Lent means spring. Lent is also a time for us to connect to the meaning of desert; to magnify the event of Jesus fasting in the desert for 40 days to prepare for his public ministry in ourContinue reading “Signs of spring in Lent”
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hot desert heartache
It’s confusing in this lenten desert. It’s not my home, but yet here I am. It’s hot, bare and dirty. My desire for lenten thirst and contemplation drew me here, but now I don’t know what to do with myself. The creatures are unfamiliar, the thorns scare me. I don’t even know how to sit comfortably. Continue reading “hot desert heartache”