Dear ones, the world in which we live is challenging and complicated enough without intentionally adding to our burdens. There is no spiritual discipline commended to our embrace that is designed just to make us feel badly. There is no labor suggested in our tradition that is given in order to break or hurt us. There is no season of Church life meant to remove the hope for joy from our lives. Lent is designed to be life-giving, not punishing.
02601 – Lent is Designed to be Life-Giving
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