We wear the ash of the scorched earth to remind ourselves
that our carbon footprint is our responsibility in our life choices for the
future of our common home.
We wear the cross of suffering and pain inflicted by
injustice and exploitation. We wear this mark to remember the words and deeds
of Jesus of Nazareth so that all may have life and have it to the full.
Repent is not a popular word and rarely makes it into the
friendly game of Scrabble. Yet it is a life giving choice we make if we are to
be agents of change and rewrite grace into history
Ash Wednesday calls us to repent of all that is not life
giving at the personal and social in our choices. Repentance also demands a
change of heart and practice if it is going to be effective.
This is the time to fast from inhumanity and cruelty. This
is the time to put our prayer into action and our alms giving into justice
making.
Let us be glad for the season of Lent
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