Lent

Lent has claimed a season of the calender and now my days are spent thinking of the actual faith journey. Not faith statements, faith ideas or faith moments, but the faith journey. Progress seems to take so much out of us, yet it also grants a awareness that life is a series of spiritually connected occurrences. I like the idea that faith is not a t shirt slogan, but moving with grace around the matters of the heart. Yes, Lent threatens our soul's equilibrium, but it also invites us to do more than gather information. We are a people who believe in a Spirit forged life, but so often our only reference to that life occurs when a song comes on that warms our heart or a picture recalls deep affection or brought us joy. Lent, for me is one of those times when I feel the heaviness of failure, but know it is not what completely defines me. Lent is the period that recalls lost love ones and my mortality, but also speaks of the price eternity costs and my security therein. Lent challenges me to see that I regularly think I have it so right, and still manage to uncover so much wrong! A time of repentance, a time of staring at the mirror, looking squarely into the darkness and waiting for the light to come. Don't be afraid of the dark, unless of course you never wish to get through to the light...