Where do you go from here?
We are hoping that this year’s Lenten Blog inspired you onward in your journey through life. This year’s blog included pieces from many different contributors who I am incredibly grateful for, thank you my friends. The contributors opened their hearts and souls for all of the readers and we hope you connected to their stories, poems, and thoughts.
I was reminded by many of the submissions this year of the weight of the burdens we all carry in life. And how so many of had to overcome great challenges with our faith providing solace and a roadmap for healing.
May the weight of your burdens lighten in the months to come. I leave you with two of my favorite songs for the road, “The Weight” and “The Rising.” These two songs capture how important the people who join us on our journeys are for helping us to love, grow, and belong.
“The Rising” by Bruce Springsteen
Can’t see nothing in front of me
Can’t see nothing coming up behind
Make my way through this darkness
I can’t feel nothing but this chain that binds me
Lost track of how far I’ve gone
How far I’ve gone, how high I’ve climbed
On my back’s a sixty pound stone
On my shoulder, a half-mile line
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
Left the house this morning
Bells were ringing and filled the air
I was wearing the cross of my calling
On wheels of fire, I come rolling down here
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
There’s spirits above and behind me
Faces gone black, eyes burning bright
May their precious blood bind me
Lord, as I stand before your fiery light
I see you Mary in the garden
In the garden of a thousand sighs
There’s holy pictures of our children
Dancing in a sky filled with light
May I feel your arms around me
May I feel your blood mix with mine
A dream of life comes to me
Like a catfish dancing on the end of the line
Sky of blackness and sorrow (A dream of life)
Sky of love, sky of tears (A dream of life)
Sky of glory and sadness (A dream of life)
Sky of mercy, sky of fear (A dream of life)
Sky of memory and shadow (A dream of life)
Your burning wind fills my arms tonight
Sky of longing and emptiness (A dream of life)
Sky of fullness, sky of blessed life (A dream of life)
Come on up for the rising
Come on up, lay your hands in mine
Come on up for the rising
Come on up for the rising tonight
And I leave you this season with some scripture on rising:
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
Isaiah 60:1
Go in Peace, my friends and we will see you in the Advent Season.
Marcie Doll, The Curator of the Advent and Lenten Blogs
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