Reflection and Discernment for Lent
Before moving on to the next strategy or initiative, Lent invites us to to slow down, examine what is shaping our lives, and name what needs conversion – not only personally, but in the way we lead.
How do I usually respond when tensions appears in a conversation or meeting?
What difficult conversation am I avoiding because it might introduce tension?
What truth about our parish or our team have we quietly agreed not name?
What area of growth do I know needs to be addressed – but I'm waiting for someone else to raise first?
Over the past few weeks, we've been naming some of the places where mission stalls:
Mission stalls when the Gospel is assumed.
Mission stalls when parish life is full of activity but thin on conversion.
Mission stalls when we avoid the messy, relational work of discipleship.
Mission stalls when leaders sense something needs to change, but avoid naming it.
Lent presses gently on those places. Not to create conflict, but to invite clarity.
Peace,
