Some of the blogs I follow have been talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent for a week now. I may be joining the conversation late, but I'm here. I rolled out of bed at 5:12 a.m., into the church parking lot at 6:45 and was soon joined by a few others helping to get ready. Ashes are on and Lent is here!And Lent is different for me this year. I am not trying to figure out my … [Read more...] about On the Road: 1st day of Lent
Archives for February 2010
In a cloud
Clouds can be terrifying things.Take the time Rick and I were on Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. We had driven maybe 20 miles from our bed and breakfast to Cheticamp, a town on the coast of the St. Lawrence Gulf. We lingered over a dinner of fresh fish, and emerged from the restaurant only to discover that it was now night and a dense fog had settled, the worst of the pea soup … [Read more...] about In a cloud
Unknowing Prayer
There's a lot I don't know. Paul said we can only "know in part," so sometimes I wonder why I think I should know all the answers to the God questions.Today I started praying for the unknowing that I know of, not all of it mine, some of it yours: not knowing if one can find a job, not knowing if one will get accepted to school, not knowing how much longer one will live, not … [Read more...] about Unknowing Prayer