A Beginning ~

“Lent is the time for trimming the soul

 and scrapping the sludge off a life turned slipshod.

 Lent is about taking stock of time, even religious time.

 Lent is about exercising the control that

 enables us to say no to ourselves 

so that when life turns hard of its own accord

 we have the stamina to yes

 to its twists and turns with faith and hope

Lent is the time to make new efforts

 to be what we say

 we want to be.”

The Rule of Benedict: Insight for the Ages

Sister Joan Chittister

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Ash Wednesday

the beginning of the journey

 

 

Journey On ~

"She left pieces of her life behind her

 everywhere she went."

  "It’s easier to feel the sunlight

 without them,"

 she said.

 Story People

*  *  *

Rear Window ~

when

you are looking

at where

you have been

it's difficult

 

to see

where you are

going

until you have

arrived

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Rochester, Minnesota

Wherever You Go ~

"Go in peace,"

the priest replied.

"For the Lord

is

watching

over

your journey."

Judges 18:6