[Lent]
involves gathering in community… Lent was traditionally a time to prepare for
baptism and for those who had separated themselves from the community to be
restored by penitence and forgiveness. It invites us to remember that in the
early days of Christianity, “the whole congregation was reminded of the mercy
and forgiveness proclaimed in the gospel of Jesus Christ and the need we all
have to renew our faith.” None of us come to either the days of Lent or the joy
of Easter morning alone. We are joined by the company of believers -- not only
the ones who sit beside us [in church], but also those who have made the Lenten
journey through the centuries. It is the latter who have left us guidance for
how to prepare for the resurrection of Christ. They have left spiritual
practices to enable us to walk through the valley of these 40 days and to
engage with our sin and mortality and to receive with gratitude God’s love and
grace.
-- Nancy Ferguson, from www.ministrymatters.com
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