Middle of Lent

 

I am grateful for Maria's encouragement
that we are half-way to Pascha.
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Lent is very difficult for many.
Please pray for my dear
blog friend Elizabeth who is having
emergency surgery tomorrow.
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Please also remember Noah
who has a fever again.
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May God in His mercy
bring us to His Holy Pascha.
 

Quiet Saturday

Cleo is sitting near me.

This head cold has me sleeping much of the day

and night.

Outside my apartment people are working

in the hallways,

tearing up carpet.

Cleo has been distressed by the noise

but I look at her and tell her

Cleo, it's okay.

I have my lampada burning bright

to St. George

for some dear BC friends.

When I am sick I can still burn

a candle in prayer.

It may not seem like a lot

but I know that the very light

burning steady and bright

for them

is enough

and that God is holding vigil with them

and that God and the Theotokos

and the Saints

protect and over shadow us

and that God's mercy is there

in our times of weakness

and distress.