Last night we had another Ash Wednesday prayer walk. The thing I have noticed about these particular nights is that they allow you to see. What I mean is that you are forced to slow down and you become aware of the things in your life that the fast paced and busy lifestyles we all live keep us from seeing.

One of the stations that particular spoke to me was the Reclamation station. At this station, you took clay, and thought about the things in life that you want to reclaim in your life during Lent. For me, I want to reclaim balance and unity of purpose. I have been really scattered, and feel like I am bursting at the seams in not a good way. I feel like my identity as a husband, father, and pastor have really suffered in this scattered living. This Lent, I want to slow down and recapture my husbandhood, my fatherhood, and my pastorhood.

I want to rediscover the joy of simplicity and if that means I can't study obsessively...that will be okay....its more important to be with people, my family, and to rest.

As Julie and I talked last night, we both agreed that this season is going to be a season of reclaiming balance and purpose.

...May your Lent allow you to reclaim the aspects of your life that you have found slipping away!

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