The second Sunday of Lent is already here! In our family, the Crown of Thorns is loosing toothpicks at a good rate and the children are enjoying the activities on the Lenten calendar. I was glad that I was reading Abraham's story, as continuing to verse 18 would have been awkward! The children were quick to delve into the discussion of other celebratory meals and another time when it was said that all things are possible with God. Since I'm often filled with "mommy guilt" over my many shortcoming in sharing faith with the children, that was a true gift!
How is your Lenten journey progressing? I love the imagery of Lent as a new beginning, a time for looking forward and preparing the soil for the spring, allowing growth to happen. While tilling and weeding is certainly laborious esp. in the hard Texas soil, who doesn't catch their breath at the miracle of little green shoots poking through the earth!
May God's peace be with you ~
Beate
