Each week of this Lenten season, we are focusing on ways that we can practice a counter-cultural theology that emphasizes the beauty and grace of the reality of life-right-now, rather than waiting with increasing judgment to reach some vision of a perfected existence. Far too often, when life does not go as planned or as hoped, we feel shame. We think we should have been able to make it happen. Or maybe we desperately search for where to point the finger of blame for suffering in the world. It is easier to try to find a reason than to sit with the pain and live authentically in these imperfect times in-between Creation and Heaven. So we blame, and we keep trying harder and harder. Our ladder-climbing efforts sometimes end up taking us down a rung or two as things don’t work out just right. And so let us continue to turn ladders into gardens, nurturing our souls and embracing our holy, “good enough,” lives.
Join us on this journey! It’s not too late!