Lent or Lint (February 24, 2021)

Some people joke about the church season we are currently in as that fuzz which collects on your clothes and other less-than-preferable places.

Lint is a funny thing…

It starts out as practically nothing,
so insignificant it’s hardly noticed,
and becomes a little something.

A something rather inconvenient

and when truth be known…
a downright nuisance.

Lots is done for lint…

Or rather to avoid it.
We have lint-free dryers
and brushes to remove it!

For many people the Liturgical Season of Lent is somewhat of an enigma.
Either little is known about it or it’s a hard notion to connect to daily life.

Lent is not a funny thing…

It starts out as practically nothing,
so insignificant it’s hardly noticed,
and becomes a little something.

A something rather inconvenient

and when truth be known…
a downright nuisance.

Lots is done for Lent…

Or rather to avoid it.
We want to be free from Lent…
at least from its demands!

This year why not take the “I” out of lint and change it to lent (and be I free – for it is ourselves that really get in the way) and let’s be inconvenienced with spending these days of Lent “Journeying With Christ” by reflecting on the incredible life of Jesus and following more closely in his way…even if it is a nuisance.

Blessings on the Journey…

Rev. Dr. David D. Young
Senior Minister