Remember back when we started Lent and the world was carrying on like normal? Take a minute to look back at your thoughts about Lent. I’m no fortune teller or mind reader, but I am 100% sure you did not expect it to be the way it is today.
You might need a minute. So much has been lost- for most of us, it’s just for a season, but it’s still a loss. And some losses are profound- lost senior years, the last year of playing a sport or the last opportunity to star in a play. Jobs. Death of a loved one.
Some losses are just simple pleasures- coffee with friends, larger family gatherings, physical church attendance. One of my favorite IG art posts reminds us we can be disappointed AND grateful, we can feel like everything is falling apart AND hopeful. So if you need a minute to mourn, take it. I did.
OK back to Lent. It’s a time of self-reflection and repentance; has it brought you the same new opportunities it has me? This morning I had a new opportunity to see my pride. I realized that I like to call it a work ethic, or diligence. But that’s just me lying to myself, and this time of surreal isolation made me realize that.
In the spirit of finding the “and”, I have added a prayer to my lent journey. Join me if it resonates with you.
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