Lent is my favorite season in the liturgical
calendar. I love the extended time to focus on the life, ministry, and
death of Christ. And I love the anticipation that it builds toward
celebrating the Resurrection! It can be such a beautiful season of
fasting, grieving, and thorough celebration.
To be
honest, this season of Lent hasn't felt very focused for me. Ryan and I
were out of town for nearly every weekend in March, which put our search
for a church home in Laramie on hold for a bit longer than we were
expecting. In addition to that, work at SROM has been incredibly full
and a little overwhelming for me at times. It's been a hard season to focus!
But I'm realizing that I am thankful for two things: one, that my
salvation is not based on whether or not I can keep myself focused and
fasting for forty days. And, two, that there is still time to experience
some of the richness of this season! God is so good like that, isn't
He? To remind us of things that we've distracted ourselves from in
enough time to still get to experience them! What a gift!
I pray that in this weekend is a time of rest and reflection. I pray for the grace to sit at the feet of my Lord and meditate on His sacrifice. I pray for a deeper understanding of the Resurrection, and an overwhelming joy and celebration on Sunday!
