Echoes and Moments

A beautiful song that gives words to some of my thoughts and feelings during this season, as only the guys from Jars of Clay can do. Lyrics: Take Take till there's nothing Nothing to turn to Nothing when you get through Won't you break Scattered pieces of all I've been Bowing to all I've been Running to Where are you? Where are you? Did you leave me unbreakable? You leave me frozen? I've never felt so cold I thought you were silent And I thought you left me For the wreckage and the waste On an empty beach of faith Was it true? Cuz I...I got a question I got a question Where are you? Scream Deeper I wanna scream I want you to hear me I want you to find me Cuz I...I want to believe But all I pray is wrong And all I claim is gone And I...I got a question I got a question Where are you? Yeah....yeah And where...I...I got a question I got a question Where are you? Where ar

These past few months have been long, bitter, and generally sad times for me. The trauma of life as a college graduate has affected me in unexpected ways in my personal life, and this season leaves me feeling generally dry, frustrated, and unable to see what the future holds. The only things that seem clear are the present moments of work, rest, and glimpses of joy that serve as the light of a candle would: only a small circle is lit, but it serves well as a reference that indeed there is light in the darkness. That is why this season in our Church's observance, that holy season of Lent, has become so precious to me of late. I heed the call of the prophet Joel, whose words mark the scripture that is recognized on the first day of the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday: Even now, declares the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.  Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to