Lenten Reflections

Editor's Corner

by Kory Plockmeyer

Lent is upon us once again this year, a season of expecation and waiting. Lent captures both ends of the emotional spectrum, allowing joy and sorrow to exist in tension, finding its expression most clearly on Good Friday.

We mourn the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus on Friday. Throughout the season of Lent, we reflect on our responsibility for the suffering and death of Jesus.

Yet, we cannot spend the whole of Lent in lamentation for our sin, for Good Friday looks ahead to Sunday morning and the empty tomb. On Sunday morning, we say with the church throughout the ages, “He is risen! Hallelujah!”

As we move through the weeks of Lent, I ask this question of our community: does our worship and life together reflect the tension of joy and sorrow inherent in Lent?

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