Pathway into Lent Morning prayer, meditation comes easy, lovingly, and slips me into each day with a sweet note, ringing out, especially during the Lenten season, when little sacrifices often reveal hidden treasures, times when there is little, so the joy of the small brings forth a great surprise.  Today was such a day, […]

  Pathway into Lent   Hello to each of you.  This year, it is my intention to create a Lenten experience which will rejuvenate me, one which will draw me nearer to God.  And that might be your intention, as well.  Today I was drawn to change up my Lenten practice to include Lectio Divina.  […]

    Pathway into Lent   So here we are.  It is Ash Wednesday.  The following tidbits about the origin of Ash Wednesday were gathered on the internet.  Ash Wednesday gets its name from early traditions in the Christian Church in Rome, when penitents and sinners would partake in a period of public penance. They […]

Pathway into Lent   Where did the word February come from? Since other months, like January, are named after Roman gods, one might naturally think February was named after the Roman god Februus. But, the word February comes from the Roman festival of purification called Februa, during which people were ritually washed.  (Britannica) It is […]