By His Stripes
This year, Lent, Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday have all felt especially poignant to me. This year, I am healthy, have a head full of hair, and am even sporting an early tan. The tan has nothing to do with the importance of these spiritual holidays, but it is a definite bonus. :) Our lenten reader for church this year took us through a reading of the Psalms. If you've known me for any length of time, you probably know that the Psalms are some of my favourite pages in the Bible. I can, and have, read there for years at a time (not that I recommend this approach to scripture, mind you). I just really connect with the honesty, the grit, the emotion of those pages. David gets real with God and I love it. Reading through Psalms and the reflections written by faithful followers of Christ all over Canada has had a profound impact on my days. It is amazing how often the reading was completely fitting for the day I had ahead. ...
