Mothering Sunday
Today is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, traditionally celebrated as Mothering Sunday. It’s also a special day for other reasons, but I will come to that in a moment.
Today is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, traditionally celebrated as Mothering Sunday. It’s also a special day for other reasons, but I will come to that in a moment.
All our readings today carry a clear and challenging message. They can seem hard and judgmental; but they are meant to be loving. When someone is sleepwalking into danger, a soft call is highly inappropriate.
God’s word this morning speaks about the Church and its very honest about what it can be like. So it made me think; do we know who we are if we are involved with Church, and why do we come?
Lent offers a time for reflection. It’s not about what you do, first of all, whether that is abstaining or engaging. All our doing flows from our Being; and in its turn shapes our being. So, Lent offers us a time to reflect: