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40 for Lent

 There are 40 envelopes made from an A4 piece of rice paper.

 On each piece of paper the Lord’s Prayer is written 3 times.

 Each piece of paper is then painted with oil mixed with charcoal – the oil makes the paper slightly translucent but also still leaves a residue on your fingers even when dry.

 Each piece is then sewn into a loose envelope shape. 

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During Lent we are encouraged to fast, give something up, or take something on, and in general prepare for the Passion week.

 Will we take something out, or put something into our lives?

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On Good Friday, all appears to be dead.

But God only appears to be dormant, appears to be lifeless,

for we know there is so much more happening beneath the surface.

 We know what is coming on Easter Sunday

but the process,

the practice of preparing for death and then life,

is our memory living within us.

It is our rehearsal of life.

In our lives we may appear to be dead

lifeless

dormant.

We will fail,

we will fall

we will be sick, we will be unsure, we will question… we will feel we cannot go on.

 But our rehearsing,

our practicing

our memory of Jesus,

may help us,

may remind us,

may offer us some consolation in those dark times.

A reminder that Jesus is not dead,

not only is Jesus not dead,

but the Holy Spirit resides within us,

and God the Father is our friend.

 The broken times can be difficult, long, uncertain,

and we cannot see the end when we are in the midst.

But we can see God’s Word,

God’s purpose,

God’s process,  

life, death,