Reflections for Lent

We arrive at this Lent from a place we couldn’t have imagined a year ago. Some were aware that a new virus might cause problems. Within a few weeks we were unable to gather, and Easter was a strange shadow of our normal celebration. But even then I doubt many realized the extent of the […]

Here we stand at the entrance to Holy Week, on a Sunday which doesn’t even seem to know what it should be called! Palm Sunday? Passion Sunday?  Officially it’s “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion” – not sure that helps a lot really. There is a sense of waiting, of confusion, of fear, of hope,

So here we are in a Lent we could never have imagined. As I look at the readings for this weekend I’m faced with two contradictory feelings. One is a feeling of comfort from the familiarity; something secure, something calming amidst the uncertainty and confusion. The other is frustration; how come nothing is different, we