lent

Repentance is the doorway to the spiritual life, the only way to begin. It is also the path itself, the only way to continue. Anything else is foolishness and self-delusion. Only repentance is both brute-honest enough, and joyous enough, to bring us all the way home.

Frederica Mathewes-Green, The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation

Today is the first day of Lent. It is a time of preparation, reflection and repentance as we look toward the cross. I encourage you to take some time today to consider what may be pulling your heart away from God. What are your idols? What keeps you awake at night? What is the first thing you think of in the morning?

Grace and peace,
Deb