"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." From User-friendly Lent: Sharpening spiritual focus by Bro. David Steindl-Rast O.S.B. Visit Gratefulness.org and read it all here.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Burgeoning Life
"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." From User-friendly Lent: Sharpening spiritual focus by Bro. David Steindl-Rast O.S.B. Visit Gratefulness.org and read it all here.
