Ash Wednesday, already?
Wasn’t it yesterday when I packed up the last of the Crèche, can it be the beginning of Lent already? I confess that Lent snuck up on me this year. I know I’m a catechist dealing regularly with the ebb and flow of the Church year. How, did Lent sneak up on me? I knew Lent was coming. I prepared to write these reflections. I’ve given workshop and evenings of reflection for catechists about Lent and yet, I’m caught off guard. Ready or not, Lent begins today. As if, the beginning of Lent has something to do with Don Kurre being ready.
Lent brings its own discipline, the disciplines of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. Caught by surprise I don’t have time to build an effective defense against the demands of the Lenten disciplines. Where fasting is more than simply not eating but letting go of those things in my life that feed my ego. Of admitting how blessed and gifted I am and committing to sharing more than my excess. And spending quality time in prayer and nurturing my relationship with God.
I hate it when Lent sneaks up on me.