Sunday February 14th. 2010

The Beginning of Lent  - February 17th

The old meaning of the word Lent was Spring. With the worst of

winter behind us, we can now start  looking  forward to the

coming of Spring and new life appearing in our gardens and

In a world everything seemed so dead, yet, under the influence of the

warmth of the  sun,  snowdrops are already out, and soon the

daffodils will herald the coming of Easter, the resurrection of Christ,

followed by the leaves on the trees and the various bushes slowly

blossoming—and the whole kaleidoscope of nature in all its beauty

It is so marvellous what the power of God can  do in nature, but he

can achieve much more in our own souls with the power of his grace

and help us change our spiritual lives from  apathy to  a new spring in

             Lent is a time of great grace to alter our lives.

and unto dust thou shalt return