"We didn't even know what moderation was. What it felt like. We didn't just work; we inhaled our jobs sucked them in, became them.... we didn't just eat; we stuffed ourselves.....And if it was dangerous for us to want and not have, it was even moreso for our children"
Today marks Ash Wednesday the first day in the Catholic season of Lent. Lent is a 40 day period of preparation and prayer leading to Easter. It is a time of paring back, of giving and doing for others. I read the recorded passage by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton in the book 'Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter' this morning and found it so relevant to the time we live that I felt compelled to share it with you all. I realise that many of my readers are not Catholic or even Christian however I feel the inherent message in the text is so on point to our time that goes beyond our individual beliefs. Do have a listen.
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