Tuesday in the Third Week of Lent

In Native American languages there is no word for "art." It is simply assumed that if you are going to make something, you will make it as beautiful as possible. In the Navajo language the word for "balance" and the word for "beauty" are the same. -- Leslie Gray

In this Lenten season we search for balance. We pause from our never-ending spiral of hurry and cramming more and more into each day; to fast, pray, worship and meditate. When we do we sense a calm -- a balance. We begin to examine our values, our lifestyles, and our relationship with God. Just this forty-day pause brings us peace and it is truly beautiful.

Why do we leave this peace the day after Easter? The forces of "duty calls," and " got to get back to work, and " that was nice but," are siren's calls that draw us back to our previous lives. Lent is much like an extended vacation at my beloved beach. When the vacation is over we soon forget the refreshment we had just experienced.

This Lent add a little prayer that balance you are beginning to feel this Lent remain with you after Easter. You are making something beautiful this Lenten season. Pray that the tides of worldliness don't wash it away.