From the Parish Priest
Dear friends,
Have you had a well disciplined start to the year? How are your New Year Resolutions going?
Did you join in with Fry January, or a Veganuary?
It is amazing what human beings will do to challenge ourselves to look after our bodies and souls. But there is nothing new, and if you are still looking for something to work with to “improve yourself” could I humbly suggest keeping Lent.
Lent is not a miserable time, or it should not be! It is a time to think about how much God loves us, and how we can respond to that love. That means thinking about ourselves, how we relate and behave towards each other and God, which can sometimes make us feel a little uncomfortable, but that is because God’s love is so beautiful.
Lent is not just about giving things up, it is about exploring more fully God’s love for us. In our churches we will be following the Live lent, daily programme, which will be both online, and also uses a attractively designed booklet which will be available in all of our churches.
Lent has two purposes, for us to discover how we can be better Christians, and to prepare for the commemoration and celebration of Jesus Passion, death and, resurrection over Holy Week and Easter. Great events are always better when they re prepared for properly, so I invite you to join me and our church communities in keeping lent together so that we may grow in love together and rejoice together at Eastertide.
With love and prayers,
Philip