David Ewart

Lent: The Restraint That Frees

Lent: The Restraint That Frees

2008 Lenten Practices
Ash Wednesday, February 6 to Holy Saturday, March 22
Matthew 6:1-6 and 16-18

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From their earliest days, followers of Jesus have set aside 40 days before Easter Sunday as a special time for almsgiving, prayer, and fasting.

This season of Lent is meant as a time when we give additional time and intention to our relationship with God. We restrain ourselves from our usual round of daily activities in order to make space and time for being with God. How is it with my soul these days? During Lent we plan to spend some time renewing and re-orienting our life to be more in line with God’s desires for ourselves – which I can trust will be for my good, and for the good of the world.

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute, DMCI, Winnipeg, 1963

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Exit Music, Ian Rankin

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Exit Music, Ian Rankin.

John Rebus is retiring! Say it isn't so. As usual a great tale with several threads that wind - and unwind - as the book unfolds.

However, given the sensitivity that Rankin has previously shown about racism, sexism, patriotism and class issues, I was a bit startled to see a ham fisted, clumsy use of a religious stereotype at the end of the book. (Pages 374-77)