Reflect, Repent, and Transform
Fellow pilgrims on the dark and difficult road of faithfulness and charity.
We gather on Ash Wednesday to be marked with the ashes of our mortality, to claim our humanity as touched by divinity, on this uniquely holy day of reflection, repentance, and possibility.
And we are so blessed to have our parish family!
Not just to gather as friends and kindred in the nurturing fellowship of the saints -
But to mark the day - to set aside this hour - to call upon this moment - as a touchstone to the great reforming, redeeming, and restorative work God has embarked upon in the world - as we renew our calling and determination to follow that Carpenter from Nazareth - to continue the greatest rehab project the world has ever known!
For the Christian religion is one of universal scope and unfailing hope.
We are a people of purpose of possibility, that humanity can overcome its primitive urges and selfish persuasions, and work side by side with our better angels, co-laboring to bring to Earth that heavenly vision of the prophets, martyrs, and Saints, that 'thy kingdom come, they will be done - on Earth as it is in heaven.'
This grand and glorious vision of God that originated in the heavens, comes to pass through earthly means - something, of which, you, in your selflessness and generosity, are very familiar.
It calls each one of us to task - in the intimacy of our hearts - in the still, small, place of conviction and commitment - to make the way, clear the path, pave the road, and set the scene - to play our parts in this oh-so-serious task of ushering in this blessed Kingdom.
And so we come to hear the clarion call of Mother Church - to observe a Holy Lent - on this day of reflection, repentance, and possibility.
