The season of Lent is a time for contemplation. The Ash Wednesday service in the Book of Common Prayer calls us to observe the season “by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and alms-giving; and by reading and meditating on Godโs holy Word” (BCP 2019, pg. 544). In its call for self-examination and repentance, Lent…
Blake Oliver is the communications coordinator for Anglican Compass and an English instructor at Indiana University Southeast. He received his M.A. in Literature and Culture from University College Dublin. He lives in New Albany, Indiana, with his wife, Jazmin.