In the Holy Eucharist we are reminded that Lent is a time of
preparation for the feast of Easter and that we can look forward to that feast with
‘joyful hearts and minds’. Lent does not have to be seen as a forty day
endurance test, or a bleak and restricted time.
It can be a season of rediscovery, perhaps a golden opportunity
to open ourselves more fully to the beauty and power of the dying and rising to
new life in Jesus. Time spent pondering the reality of His death and
resurrection will allow it to soak into the depths of our lives.
Lent can be a time for renewal, new life and hope. There will have to be periods of
self-examination and space for reflection on one’s need for God and each other. So let us approach Lent and it's challenges with 'joyful hearts and minds'.
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