Lenten reflection

as the Lenten journey gets longer

purple gets deeper

cross looks closer, bigger, and heavier, 

with a weary heart of Lenten fatigue

we know it's time to prepare for death and burial

of Jesus

of something in us no longer life-giving. 

Whatever form it happens

we are reminded 

by recognizing what's lifeless, letting it die, burying, and sealing it, 

we also become pregnant with a new life.

The place of burial 

also becomes a birthplace of something new. 

That's probably why he named his death 

"a time to be glorified"

my first mug

 

As I was driving away from the studio into the dark cold night

I realized that I had no thoughts or emotions

during the past couple of hours

I was just focusing on the clay and the wheel

with no intention or effort on my part

I practiced deep mindfulness