Working in my Labyrinth

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”…this day is also known as Shrove Tuesday. It marks a day (or more) of carnival…. of eating rich, fatty foods…..of parades and parties……before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season which begins tomorrow on Ash Wednesday. Lent is a season for reflection, soul searching, and repentance. It is the preparatory time for Easter.

So, it seems good to be working in my labyrinth…..it serves as a metaphor for getting ready to withdraw into the wilderness…….it reminds me that each of us is searching for God in our own way. And, as a labyrinth circles into the center….we too will circle into our own centers to find the safe still place where we can be…….be still….. be whole……be loved…..a place inside ourselves that we can remember who we are and that God loves us.   He loves you and he loves me.

Just as Jesus withdrew into the wilderness for 40 days…..May you be blessed with still quiet moments of reflection and of understanding during this Lenten season.