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Lent with WTC: From Seed to Tree (the seed) ash wednesday lent spiritual direction spiritual formation wisdom tree wednesday Mar 05, 2025

 

Reflection Point: "The tiny seed knew that in order to grow it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach the light." -Sandra Kring

 

Scripture: Jesus said, "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it b...

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Lent with WTC: From Seed to Tree ash wednesday lent liturgical year rituals spiritual formation spiritual growth wisdom tree wednesday Feb 26, 2025

The season of Lent can offer grounding and growth. 

 

Lent is a 40-day period leading up to Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday (it falls on March 5th this year). It is a sacred time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—a season where divine grace and human participation intertwine. Rooted in Christi...

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Ash Wednesday at the YMCA annika gordon ash wednesday lent Feb 14, 2024

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and marks the beginning of forty days of reflection, prayer, and penance leading up to Easter. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday invites us to consider the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as well as acknowledge our own mortality.

“I have to adm...

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