Here Comes Lent!
Lent leans over
from ordinary time
and nudges me awake.
Purple, prayer, passion
pivot poignantly
around these forty days,
reminding me again
of faithful fasting,
fourteen stations
and new fervor.
It’s so easy
to slip and slide
into complacency
when desire wanes
despite meaningful messages
falling from itinerant preachers’ lips.
Wednesday’s ash, a reminder of repentance
quickly washes away,
as “metanoia” becomes
just another word
not heart changing conversion.
Suddenly sorrowful for so many sins
I bring my crushed spirit
fractured and broken,
and lay the wounded me
at the foot of the cross.
In a moment
I remember heartbroken Jesus
and unite my sufferings to his
in a silence of intimacy
born of basking in
the Divine Presence.
“The Lord is close to the broken hearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” (Psalm 34:19)
Peter Bisson, SJ
Posted at 07:19h, 04 MarchThank you Viola!
Susana P Que, MD
Posted at 08:39h, 04 MarchThanks Viola for the beautiful article on LENT, how I wish I can join you again in our Scripture Study this Lent. God bless…hope you are feeling better.
suzanne renaud
Posted at 15:37h, 04 MarchThat was inspiring!
Thank you!
LINDA R REGO
Posted at 01:14h, 06 MarchThank you Viola! The first three lines grabbed my attention right away. For some reason I am eager for the season to change to this time of soul filled reflection. Be well.
Tonis Kilp
Posted at 14:50h, 13 MarchHi Viola thank you for sharing, it is so nice, you are truly a gift from God, many blessings.