The Pope in his Message for Lent writes: Slow down, then, and pause! The contemplative dimension of life that Lent helps us to rediscover will release new energies. In the presence of God, we become brothers and sisters, more sensitive to one another: in place of threats and enemies, we discover companions and fellow travellers. This is God’s dream, the promised land to which we journey once we have left our slavery behind.
Several of our Lenten events have been focussed on giving time for prayer. Last weekend we held a Lent retreat which will be repeated this weekend. On Feb 22nd, we hosted a Day on The Cloud of Unknowing, led by Donna Worthington. It was a very rich day with times of reflection, silence, sharing and prayer. We look forward to the next day led by Donna on “The woman who anointed Jesus”. (April 3rd. Details on the programme page).
