Nothing in this world is perfect, and one spot of imperfection in my blog and facebook postings is the fact that my outdoor photo shots all have a blue hue. Someone mentioned this as blue is a depressing color and not considered good fortune. One of my favorite days recently was a trip to Lago Trasimeno, a beautifully large lake just north of where I am living, where St. Francis once spent his 40 days of lent on one of the islands. The lake is gorgeous and on a brisk winter’s sunny day it was more than the camera that made everything blue. The water was a beautiful blue, the sky brilliant blue and even the lake birds reflected the lush blue of the day.
As Lent officially begins today, so many people think of the 40 days of contemplation as a time for darkness, but I find it a time to come out of the blue. That as we go inwards in deep prayer and thought we will find there are so many wonderful things to be within our souls. Not only are we all created in the image of God, but as God is our creator, Lent seems the optimal time to find our hidden talents and creative gifts. This is a wonderful time to consider all the ways we reflect God’s creative spirit.
Blue is so often the color we think of when we think of reflections, reflections in water, in mirrors and such. One would hope when we see our reflection that we see the beauty that is there, something deeper than surface, and yet there on the surface ready to touch. Do you see a reflection of God when you look into a mirror? And what about honoring the time we are depressed, or in a blue mood, can we see those as reflections of God as well? That somehow God’s creative power can work when we are at our lowest to provide a sense of hope is such an important part of faith. It affirms that however we see ourselves in the mirror or reflection that God is always present.
We are all invited in the season of Lent into the beauty of reflection, may we see God’s wondrous love when we reflect on our own souls…..
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