“Why do we fast, but you do not see?
Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” ~ Is. 58:3

This Lent I am dipping into the archives and selecting writings from the last ten years of THE ALMOND TREE. Because the reflections are drawn from different years, occasionally there will be some repetition, though I think this is probably a good thing. I have not tried to match the reflections with the particular day in Lent on which they were originally written. For today’s reading Click here.

“Lent refers to the lengthening of light and the turn toward springtime.”