Noah & Lent

Not many people think of Lent and the story of Noah and the  Ark yet, those two events of 40 days are linked by the Church.  Forty storm tossed days, not knowing where they will lead, images of death, destruction, yet in the end New Life and a re-Creation where all things are made new.

God of the covenant,
as the forty days of deluge
swept away the world’s corruption
and watered new beginnings
of righteousness and life,
so in the saving flood of baptism
Your people are washed clean and born again.

Throughout these forty days, we beg You,  unseal for us the wellspring of Your grace, cleanse our hearts of all that is not holy, and cause Your gift of new life to flourish once again.

Grant this through Jesus Christ, our Liberator from sin, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, Holy and Mighty God for ever and ever.

adapted from the Roman Rite

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Hi, this is a very interesting post...

I've posted a link on here as we are doing a 'lent blog' collecting different ideas and reflections as we celebrate and reflect on Lent.