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Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:44:00 PM
Subject: LENT
LENT: A CALL TO SIMPLICITY
NO CHURCH SEASON is closer to my heart than Lent.
Lent is derived from the Anglo Saxon word "lenctem," meaning
"spring." The word reflects the lengthening of days as we move from
winter towards summer. Lent is the 40 days (excluding Sundays)
between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Traditionally it has been
a time of fasting commemorative of Jesus' 40 days of fasting in the
wilderness following his baptism. Lent also recalls the 40 days that Elijah
and Moses both spent with God, as well as the 40 years that Israel spent
wandering in the desert.
Lent is the perfect season of the year for solitude and
self-reflection. As we spiritually journey into the desert, Lent is a
time to re-examine our boundary lines and get realigned, set in right
relationship with God and the world around us. I would like to
suggest a Lenten path to travel as the days grow longer and Easter
approaches the path of simplicity.
Simplicity is not about poverty, or a renunciation of possessions, or
a set of "dos" or "don'ts." Rather, simplicity is a spiritual
discipline that re-orients one's life by deliberately organizing
it
around a central purpose. Adhering to a focused centre reduces the
fractured nature of our lives. Our priorities become aligned to the
focus of our lives, and the way we live out our simplicity in terms
of our time, energy, and money becomes a reflection of our inner
beliefs. On the most basic level, simplicity means being honest and
sincere with ourselves about our faith and what really matters most
to us.
To walk the path of simplicity we must believe that God calls us to
it. Lent invites us to journey in the way of Jesus by learning more
about his way and applying it in our lives.
In the coming 40 days of Lent, allow Christ's light to shine more
brightly in your life and lead you into a path of simplicity that
helps you re-orient your life toward God in Christ.
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