This week when an arborist came to the Mount to prune our
older apple trees, he noticed that some of the young trees we planted last
spring are stressed because we have had such a dry winter. He recommended that
we start watering these trees now, even though it is not officially spring yet.
Lent is an ideal time for pruning old branches that no
longer serve our spiritual tree of life and for watering our thirsty roots. The word “Lent”
comes from the Old English word “lencten,” which means “spring.” The season of Lent
gives us the opportunity to be arborists of our spiritual life so new life can ”spring”
forth. To be a spiritual arborist, we must perform the following tasks:
• Evaluate (give attention to) our overall spiritual health
• Trim areas that are draining us of life because they are dead
or overgrown
• Water dry roots with silence and prayer so we are strong
enough to provide oxygen, shade, and fruit for others
May you be blessed in your springtime tasks of attentiveness,
pruning, and watering!
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