Today is Ash Wednesday, first day of Lent. For those of you who may read this and not know, Lent begins the 40 days before Easter and represents the 40 days Jesus spent in the dessert before starting in the ministry. It's supposed to be a time of reflection, change, fasting, and prayer. I've always regarded Ash Wednesday as my own personal New Years. I'm not big on New Years resolutions because it's just a day that comes and goes and marks something important, yes, but life gets in the way of our best intentions.
I like Lent because it's bigger than me or what I want. It's a specific amount of time set aside for a specific reason and that reason is to focus on something bigger than me. Even my own introspections and dedications and fastings are geared towards pointing me to something bigger. And if you've been following my blog here lately, you can see that I'm ready for something bigger.
I don't know what's going to happen or change in the next 40 days. I'm hoping that through this time, perhaps I can find my true focus. Maybe something will be illuminated in me and I will be able to see more clearly the path before me. If nothing else, I can emerge 40 days from now with a rejuvenated view of life.
The 40-days of Lent is mourning and repentance for my shortcomings and failures and leads to the hope of Easter morning.
That's what I call a true new beginning....
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