a lenten reflection

You can listen to the OT reading HERE and the NT reading HERE.

Tonight, we read of Jesus's crucifixion. It is an apt reminder as we move into the lenten season. We experience Ash Wednesday tomorrow, when the season of lent begins. Let's fix on the moment of the crucifixion, and keep it in mind for the next forty days, as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Easter.

It's easy to skip ahead and try to celebrate before we allow ourselves to experience the fasts and repentance of this season. If we jump to the celebration, we do ourselves a disservice. Like faithful pilgrims, let's journey through the land of lent and prepare a place inside of ourselves to be filled with joy on Easter Sunday.

God, thanks for giving us a time to prepare for the great thing that we know is coming.