What if during this Lent we actually
Fasted, gave Alms and Prayed?
What if we actually
Fasted not just from food
but from all the other vices our body likes to hold?
What if we actually
gave Alms not because it is something to do
but because it connects us to a real person
and their story?
What if we actually
Prayed not because we need to
but with intention and in new ways throughout the season?
Would it make a difference?
Would the world change?
Would our hearts be transformed?
Maybe not in ways we want, but in ways we fail to see.
Maybe not in ways we want, but in ways we don’t want to see.
Maybe not in ways we want, but in ways we need to see.
This Lent,
When we get going along and hit a roadblock
we will through with the detours.
When we get so far along and want to quit
we will look to others for strength and encouragement.
When we get deep into it and feel empty
we will allow ourselves to feel this and pay attention.
What is meeting us?
Who is calling us?
Where is our heart?
Lent is not an easy season,
it’s not supposed to be,
but can we be brave enough to enter the journey
and stay on it the whole season?
This may mean detours, roadblocks, new paths,
different terrain, unexpected pauses or regular routines
but it will be worth the journey.
It will make Easter different in unexpected ways.
What if we enter the journey?
What if we are being called?
What If?
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