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Dear Ones of Christ Church,
Blessed Lent to you. The word Lent can be traced back to an Old English word meaning “to lengthen,” and for us in the Northern hemisphere this 40 day season in our Church calendar corresponds with the daylight hours lengthening, the stems of the first crocuses (yes, they are coming!) lengthening. And so we are asked, too, to lengthen and stretch and turn more intentionally toward God, which involves intentionally turning away from the habits that hinder us from loving God, loving ourselves, and loving our neighbors. ...
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