While we think about our favorite crèche, and see all the players gathered, we know that on that very first Christmas everyone besides the Holy Family and that dear donkey were en route.
This Lent, we can act with curiosity, rather than leading with assumptions. We might be surprised to find out what led a person to choose their Lenten practice. We can encourage them and perhaps seek encouragement.
Peter's ministry tools included papyrus rolls and parchments — plus the cloak he left with Carpus in Troas. For Mercy Sr. Kelly Williams, it's a denim jacket and cellphone.
