The Great 100 Days of Lent and Easter have begun. They started on Transfiguration Sunday, and they take us through the 50 Days of Lent to the Sacred Triduum and Easter Day through the 50 Days of Easter all the way to the Day of Pentecost.
Our lenten journey is an invitation to be in a discernment retreat as a community and as individuals.
As a congregation, we ask ourselves: in what ways are we aligned with our mission? And in what ways are we out of alignment and in need of changes and adjustments?
As we begin the lenten portion of these Great 100 Days, what practices are serving you as an individual in growing up into the full measure of Christ? How can you strengthen and build capacity in those throughout Lent?
And what practices are hindering or at least not helping you to grow up into the full measure of Christ? How might you lay these aside and leave them behind this Lent?
I'm focusing on strengthening my physical and spiritual exercise practices this Lent. Walking, bicycling, and kayaking are my primary physical practices. They are all spiritual practices for me as well. Kayaking, in particular, serves me as a form of kataphatic prayer.
I'm also devoting time to intentional reading as a spiritual practice. This means watching fewer British police procedurals and spending more time with books, including old-school hard copies.
On Ash Wednesday we are invited to the observance of a holy Lent. What will help you keep this holy season in ways that increase your life and joy?
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