Easterย ~ย Holy Week Remembered Blessedย Easter to you. This gallery of Lenten Lights is a remembrance of Holy Week. Whenย accounting theologically for the mystery of Easter, neitherย the agony nor theย pain of Holy Week entirely departs, yetย we practice the resurrection of letting it…
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Lenten Lights MM ~ Silent Saturday Early this morning in my car headlines on the radio jumped out to me for theย long and deep silences in eachย stories. . . prolongedย waiting forย grieved families, theย crushingย depths of the ocean, the ignorance of damage…
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Lenten Lights LL ~ Goodย Fridayย Theย morning started with a chase after neighborhood crosses. Here’sย some of what I found. Theย morning was grey and clouds hungย on the verge of tears. …
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Lenten Lights KK ~ Maundy Thursday My congregationย actually has a “Maundy Wednesday” service – for each of the last ten years. Maybe more. We gather for our usual midweek meal, which is not all that usual, since we take turns…
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Lenten Lights JJ ~ Holding out Hope Just a few weeks ago, on the third day of Lent (March 7) I wroteย about standing inย “hope and expectation that new leaves will appear soon” on this very tree. Now in Holy Week…
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Lenten Lights HH ~ Labyrinthย Tonight I feel the blessings of a community that sets up a Holy Week labyrinth, and says, come and walk. The candles were lit. My daughter first tagged along at my heals then pushed past…
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Lenten Lights GG ~ Remembrance Searching my cache of photos for palms and Palm Sunday, I came across this picture of the Holocaust Memorial of Miami, taken while on Spring Break trip last year. There are indeed palms, but they…
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Lenten Lights FF ~ย Guest Post by Michaela O’Donnell Long Todayโs photo and reflection come from photographer, media producer, and friend, Michaela O’Donnell Long.* “Morning Door” by Michaela O’Donnell Longย I work from home. Well, technically, I work from my garage-turned-studio.…
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Lenten Lights BB ~ Writing Inspirationย Today was a full day of writing … little bits on several different projects. Much of my schedule day to day is filled with writing. So I’ve opened a new page on my site…
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Lenten Lights AA ~ Six Word Story ~ because Sundays in Lent are celebrations ~ย +++++++++++++++ Six-Word Stories for Lenten Lights Six Word Stories,ย inspired by Ernest Hemingway show up often onย my blog.ย During the 40 days of Lent, six-word stories are…
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Lenten Lights W ~ An Advantage in Failure? Sarah Lewis says in the opening chapter ofย The Rise, “I was focused on improbable rises because I was beginning to live with the gift of what it means to be underestimated. What…
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