If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this series of pictures speaks volumes about who is Jesus is and why we dare follow him for the sake of the whole world.
With thanks to the good folks over at the Theophiliacs Blog, I offer you Archbishop Rowan Willams' reflections on Lent, its origins, purpose and meaning for Christians, especially Anglican Christians.
I've often thought that we ask the 'why me?' question in the face of perceived struggle disproportionately to asking 'why me?' in the face of remarkable blessing. Perhaps we ought to remember this bit of advice given me on my wedding day, "Don't let what you don't have ruin what you do have."
Today the Most Reverend Rowan Williams and the Right Reverend issued a call to prayer, fasting and action on behalf of those who are suffering most in Zimbabwe.