For those of you who are wanting to get a jump-start on the Lenten Writing project, here is a prompt to get your creative juices flowing: How are you preparing for the season of lent? What does the transition from Epiphany to Lent - the changing of the liturgical seasons look or sound like?
On Wednesday I'll be stripping my home of excess ornament and decoration, a nod to the Roman practice of "stripping the altar" on Maundy Thursday. For me the act of decluttering and simplifying will be an outward sign of what I hope to experience inwardly during the season of Lent.
ReplyDeleteLent, My Serious Season
ReplyDeleteLent is the serious season for me.
Time to stop
take a deep breath
and think.
Usually
it hits me about the time
the ashes do
and I remember
that in due time
my body will become
a part of this earth again.
Not a bad thing.
Just a reminder
to keep thinking and loving
while I’m here.
Lent, I guess,
calls me home.
Leaving Epiphany and entering Lent
ReplyDeleteMeans entering the darkness,
Withdrawing into the shadow,
Resisting temptation.
I fall to my knees, I repent.
Leaving Epiphany and entering Lent
Means handing myself up,
Giving myself away,
Turning myself out.
Lifting my arms, I look up.
Leaving Epiphany and entering Lent,
Means to die, to arise to new life.
To prepare for Resurrection,
To wait, To anticipate renewal.
To follow Jesus.
I would love to participate, but I find that the format is too complicated for my understanding. I would suggest that a running list of prompts (without dialogue) would be helpful. It might also give contributors the opportunity to write commentary on earlier prompts after having been given time for contemplation.
ReplyDeleteI am uncertain of what part of your dialogue is the prompt for February 14th.
Maury Clark
Hi Maury!
DeleteThank you for your questions! I added a 'how do I participate' paragraph to the top of the blog, under the title in bold. That should answer some of your questions. Further tips & clarifications: This writing project does not have any hard & fast rules. There are many different kinds of writers participating. Each writing prompt that is posted will be statements or questions meant to inspire your ideas, essays, poems, lists, etc. etc. as 'comments' underneath the prompt. That way, readers can click on a prompt and see all the pieces for that day's topic underneath. You may find that personally some prompts resonate with you more than others. You can go back to any prompt and post your comment under it after it at any time, even after the day has passed. You can also give encouragement on others' posts at any time.
Sometimes you may find that you will write a piece, but after you write it, you may not want to share it. That's OK. The main goal is to inspire your writing, whether posted or not. Through participation in any way in this project, we can become a supportive community of writers. I hope I answered your questions and I hope that you find inspiration here! : )
- Ruth
P.S. I am working on some 'tips' to post as well sometime today.