Tuesday before Lent
February 12, 2024

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To help me more truly engage this Lenten time, I have considered some proven elements from our long Christian tradition.  I thought some of you might like to think about these as well. These three elements are: 

• Practice
• Time
• Reflection

On Sunday, we thought about “Lenten Practice”. On Monday, “ Lenten Time”. Today, we consider “Lenten Reflection”

Lenten Reflection

How might I trace the effect of grace in my life as I make the Paschal journey with Jesus?

It is beneficial to commit to paper (or to voice recording) the effects of our prayer and spiritual practice. Journaling is a proven spiritual tradition to help focus our hearts on God and God’s goodness to us. Some easy ways to introduce this practice into our lives might be:

• to choose a new book or tablet (or computer page) which might give us the sense of a fresh start
• to record at least one phrase every morning and/or evening after our prayer
• to draw, sketch, or doodle as we listen to spiritual or inspiring music
• to re-read our entries weekly and consider how we have been blessed over those days.

What is essential is to focus our attention on God as we engage these practices, to make our actions a prayer.

I hope these simple suggestions have been helpful. Praying for a blessed Lent for all of you, and I hope that you will pray for me.