Oh, how I love Lent,
My time to get close to Jesus,
Reading scripture, praying.
The intimacy of his embrace
during centering prayer
and holy communion.
Walking the path through his life,
leading to Calvary.
Knowing the profound love that led
my Creator to do the unthinkable,
To become the son of man, joining us
In the suffering of this veil of tears,
when He could have stayed in the eternal light.
When the reality of this enters my soul,
I weep.
In holy week, I take the part of someone
in Christ’s life.
My favorites are Peter, John, and Mary Magdalene.
Choose someone that there is adequate scripture about.

That gives you more to work with.
If I have the courage, I want to be the angel
In the Garden of Gethsemane this Holy Week.

(Luke’s gospel, Chapter 22)
I will have the opportunity to comfort Jesus
in his difficult hours before he is taken
into custody.
Depressed people, do not do this.
I do this kind of meditation to feel Christ’s humanity.
It does bring me close to Jesus, the comfort of His love,
His accepting embrace,
the assurance that our God knows well
what we go through here.

 -Marianne Dreyspring