Thursday February 18

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. In the Christian season of Lent Ash Wednesday reminds us of our own mortality. We are from dust and to dust we return. Many of us have been more aware of mortality and limitation this past year than we have been at any other time in our lives. The world over, people have had to give things up. A standard practice for those observing lent is to give something up for the 40 days before Easter. People give up coffee or alcohol or television or some other thing. The idea behind the practice is to turn us toward a reflection around where our lives come from. God is the giver of life. Jesus has taken on all darkness. This year many Christian communities are turning the practice a little to encourage people to take up something rather than to give something up. Perhaps you can take up a practice of focused prayer for five minutes each day. Perhaps you can determine to read a devotional book or a book that offers spiritual guidance and wisdom. Perhaps you can determine to phone one friend each day to ask how they are doing. 

Reflector Project has been building many partnerships and friendships. We will include 3 brief Lenten reflections each week before Easter. We are also, with permission from St. Andrew’s Hall, offering a daily devotional guide put together by the professors, administrators and students of the school. 

You can find it HERE. 

May God bless you on this Lenten Journey.  
Each day already is getting brighter. What a blessing it will be to celebrate Easter and anticipate gathering together again.