I don’t know about you, but this year I feel especially beat up. I’ve had personal circumstances and family circumstances that have once again plunged me beneath the heavy and impenetrable fog of grief.
It will be an unbelievable twelve years since Dominic ran ahead to Heaven on April 12th. He died the Saturday before Palm Sunday and was buried the Monday after Easter.
When the dates and days don’t correspond, I feel like most years I experience it all twice.
Photo by Katie Jewell Photography
And even though I depend on the observance of Lent to walk my heart through this Season of Sorrow, I just don’t have it in me to look up verses, parse their meaning and try to derive some deeper spiritual lesson from any of it.
But I want something structured to keep my focus from drifting away from the truth which keeps me anchored to hope.
If that resonates with you, then this Lenten Journaling Guide might be something that helps your heart too. I’d love to have company.
Before we start, I want to say this: Lent is not about performance. It is an invitation to walk honestly with Jesus.
For those who carry grief, surrender can feel complicated.
Some days you may have many words. Other days you may have none.
Both are sacred.
This journal is a gentle companion — not a task list. Move slowly.
Skip a day if needed. Linger where the Spirit meets you. You are not behind. You are not failing.
You are walking a broken and sacred road.
Holding space for grief. Pointing toward hope.
~ Melanie
You can download the Lenten Journal Guide here:
https://www.heartacheandhope.org/_files/ugd/fc3456_75aa51759a284a54a56f1316980a3391.pdf
THIS Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and Lent begins on Thursday.
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