{"id":1110,"date":"2015-02-18T03:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/hope-to-turn-again\/"},"modified":"2015-02-18T03:00:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T08:00:30","slug":"hope-to-turn-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/hope-to-turn-again\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHope To Turn Again\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Melodious Monk<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a shame that lent has so many negative connotations. The introit Mass Proper for Ash Wednesday opens the liturgical season with these words:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour mercy extends to all things, O Lord, and you despise none of the things you have made. You overlook our sins for the sake of repentance. You grant them your pardon, because you are the Lord our God.\u201d \u2014Wisdom 11:24-25, 27; Psalm 57 (56)<\/p>\n<p>For any of us who struggle with self-acceptance, what a wonderful time to lean in towards a merciful God who made no mistakes in His creation.\u00a0I still have so much to learn about this God of love.<\/p>\n<p>In his eloquent poem titled &#8220;Ash Wednesday,&#8221; T.S. Eliot finishes the poem with a beautiful prayer-like litany to the Blessed Virgin. As we start this penitential and joy-filled season, I hope that my heart will echo his poetic words.<\/p>\n<p><em>Blessed sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden,<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehood<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Teach us to care and not to care<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Teach us to sit still<br \/>\nEven among these rocks,<br \/>\nOur peace in His will<br \/>\nAnd even among these rocks<br \/>\nSister, mother<br \/>\nAnd spirit of the river, spirit of the sea,<br \/>\nSuffer me not to be separated<br \/>\nAnd let my cry come unto thee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4370014\" src=\"http:\/\/of.communityofjesus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/ave-maris-stella-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Community of Jesus\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image taken from : <a href=\"https:\/\/melaniejeanjuneau.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/22\/ave-maris-stella-illustrated-with-icons\/\">https:\/\/melaniejeanjuneau.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/22\/ave-maris-stella-illustrated-with-icons\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/TheCommunityOfJesus\/~4\/dXSxtHimklw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Melodious Monk It\u2019s a shame that lent has so many negative connotations. 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