As I chatted with friends and family at Easter I learned that many chose not to “give anything up for Lent.” “We’ve already given up so much!” a friend told me. Another said, “I gave up, giving up!” That seems very positive! I chose to give some things up, but also, to dig into the Living Compass Lent Meditations: Living Well Through Lent; Letting Go with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind.
Through the 5 weeks of Lent, each week’s meditations carried a theme; Letting Go of Control, Letting Go of Hurt and Disappointment, Letting Go to Enhance Our Health and Well-Being, Letting Go in Love, Letting Go of Shoulds and for Holy Week the theme was, Letting Go of Expectation. Each day a meditation guided the reader to discern God’s presence in the world, with special emphasis on God’s will being done in the world in ways beyond human understanding.
If God holds me, why am I holding on? If ten-fingers grasp, ten fingers can relax and let go forever / wanting and getting, having and losing, worrying and denying, judging and fearing, winning and losing. Today I hold on to nothing, Because God holds on to me. [Amen.] – Hugh Prather
Know that whether it is Lent or not, it is ALWAYS a good time to grow more deeply in God’s love, observing and recognizing the many ways God is present in our everyday lives and faithfully present in the Most Holy Eucharist. Also! Easter isn’t just a day, it’s a season! Jesus came to Earth to conquer sin and teach us the way of LOVE forever! Hallelujah! If you find yourself on a journey, take the opportunity, get yourself a map and open your heart to all the ways that God walks with you! Amen.
Prayerfully Submitted,
Laura Noonan