by Joan Mitchell, CSJ
The 40 days of Lent challenge us to transform our hearts and habits. To begin, the Lenten gospels poise us between temptation and transfiguration, inviting us to cease all that trivializes or demeans us and set our eyes on what awakens our spirits.
Spring is the season for reclaiming our spirit within that appreciates being alive, in love with family and friends, and engaged with neighbors and coworkers.
As Earth awakens to spring, we open our eyes to new life in the cracks of our lives. We can find fresh words for our faith and new commitments to the actions it urges.
Lent is the season to cultivate a deeper consciousness of the love that abounds and surrounds us in creation and one another. The cross shape contains 40 practices for renewal.