Okay. So usually I'm a big wimp on Ash Wednesday, by 9am in fact! Not proud of my track record. There is a new parochial vicar at our parish this year, young and once homeschooled. He gives amazing homilies and has used the past few weeks discussing how lent and penances should really be. Something he must have said struck and stuck because it is 2pm on Ash Wednesday and I haven't moaned in self pity yet! So there is hope in me yet ;) Maybe I had been too stuck on the notion of "me" instead of allowing God to be.
Okay. So usually I'm a big wimp on Ash Wednesday, by 9am in fact! Not proud of my track record. There is a new parochial vicar at our parish this year, young and once homeschooled. He gives amazing homilies and has used the past few weeks discussing how lent and penances should really be. Something he must have said struck and stuck because it is 2pm on Ash Wednesday and I haven't moaned in self pity yet! So there is hope in me yet ;) Maybe I had been too stuck on the notion of "me" instead of allowing God to be.
ReplyDeleteWhat a good insight, Patty!
DeleteAnd the new parochial vicar sounds wonderful....