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  Jayne : contemplative activist

User-Friendly Lent by Brother David Steindl-Rast

Jayne said Feb 25, 9:03 AM:
 

September 2008 - Br. David at St. Peter's Church, Zuerich
Lent is an ancient word for springtime; it designates a season of burgeoning inner and outer life. Too often Lent has been misunderstood as a time of grim repentance, but it is meant to be a time of joy, the joy of a fresh start, the joy that greening meadows and blossoming trees proclaim each spring.
 
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this special time
for sharpening our spiritual focus. Its name comes from an ancient rite in which those who start their Lenten practice are signed with ashes on their foreheads. These ashes come from the burnt palm branches of last year’s Palm Sunday celebration.
 
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For those who celebrate the Lenten season - would you like to share your focus for this time?