Things change in March.
Just as the seasons find new direction and purpose in March, so our lives
have the capacity and possibility of change every year through the season of
Lent.
We find as we mature that change is a constant partner in life. Attempts
to mitigate and minimize change is perhaps or first reaction. However, a time
of reflection can be helpful to calm our hearts and help us realize that this
new development in our lives, once we are acclimated, may lead us to an even
better path. Lent can be just such a
time or season. Lent, this time of waiting
before Easter arrives, mirrors our lives in waiting for Christ to return. Lent offers
a perspective, a time to heal, a time consider the past and the future. Lent is valuable for those who are serious
about reflecting the kingdom of God in their daily lives.
My grandmother Ruth always said March is the month of mud.
And so it is, and with Lent as well.
Clear as mud at times, our path forward through the 40 days of Lent can
be difficult and tiring. And yet to stay
put, hunkered down in fear of what might happen, is to live devoid of faith and
hope. The greatest of gifts; faith and
hope. They are the wonder-workers of
Lent. Let us gather in faith and look
forward with hope, letting go of all fear, knowing Christ Jesus, our goal and partner,
will not disappoint, will not leave us orphaned in the cold mud of March. Things change in March. John 14.
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