Ooooh, this line, Cameron: "It is a good and holy discipline to love yourself as a sacred echo of the way you are loved by God." Thank you for this whole piece.
You reminded me of my Lent a couple years ago when I abandoned all pretense of a penitential season and gave myself over to joy instead (http://www.juliarocchi.com/2022/03/my-block-party-lent.html). For God loves us with joy, do they not?!
What a lovely beginning to Lent. May this be a season of nourishment for your mind, body, and soul so that you can continue to love each person you encounter. May you be filled with a sense of deep knowing of the vastness of God's love for you. And as the days wear on and your patience grows thin, may you continue to follow the path forged in the wilderness by the One who shines His light of love on your next step.
Love this!!! This Lent I'm letting myself (making myself) go to sleep at a reasonable hour and it's so so good.
Ooooh, this line, Cameron: "It is a good and holy discipline to love yourself as a sacred echo of the way you are loved by God." Thank you for this whole piece.
You reminded me of my Lent a couple years ago when I abandoned all pretense of a penitential season and gave myself over to joy instead (http://www.juliarocchi.com/2022/03/my-block-party-lent.html). For God loves us with joy, do they not?!
What a lovely beginning to Lent. May this be a season of nourishment for your mind, body, and soul so that you can continue to love each person you encounter. May you be filled with a sense of deep knowing of the vastness of God's love for you. And as the days wear on and your patience grows thin, may you continue to follow the path forged in the wilderness by the One who shines His light of love on your next step.
Thanks again, Cameron.