If I had remembered in time that it was my turn to do the thought in the middle then it would have been the second day of Lent. As it is, it's a few days later... but I still have Lent on my mind. Early on in Salt history I set Lent as a challenge theme and discovered that not every Church celebrates it. That is the wonderful thing about bringing a diverse group of Christians together creatively - you learn so much!
Lent is the 40 days (plus Sundays) between Ash Wednesday and Easter Day which act as a kind of preparation to meet the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus. It is a time of discipline that is to model the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for his ministry. A friend linked a wonderful animation of drawings about how Jesus spent his time in the wilderness that has echoes of the readings for the first Sunday of Lent - Genesis 3 and Matthew 4:1-11.
And so I want this video to speak for itself - to help you reflect on Jesus time in the wilderness and how it resonates for your preparation for Easter. Forty days is a long, long time
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2 comments:
Thanks for sharing, Lythan. x
What a lovely illustration of the 40 days, thanks for tha Lythan
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