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Journey in Faith: Lent

Christ Bearing the Cross by Nicolaus Tzafouris 
(from the MET open source project)


Blessed Lent to you.

This year's Lenten journey feels a bit different than previous years for me. I can't quite put my finger on what or how that makes this year different; it just seems different. The world has changed after all, since the pandemic, and things never quite got back to the way it was. 

Everything has changed forever, and no one can put that genie back in the bottle anymore, no matter how hard we've tried.

If you've stumbled along the way during this Lent, begin again. As we reflect on the Way of the Cross (Stations of the Cross) during Lent, the carrying of the cross reminds us all that we all have our cross to bear. We all stumble along the way, but we must get back up and begin again. 

There are hours or even days when life feels very difficult; when that happens, pray. Pray unceasingly, and begin again.


 

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