I don’t know about you, but sometimes I look around the church during mass (not often, but sometimes). Maybe you noticed the “knotted” ropes hanging around on banners. Did they stand out to you? You probably just thought “Huh, knotted fabric, that silly Sr. Theresa.” Ah, but the knots have a meaning.
Lent is a time of reflection and searching through our insides (especially the icky parts) and changing ourselves for the better. Sometimes we “tie-up” those icky parts we don’t want to face or show to others. Sometimes what we tie up isn’t icky, but instead are the good things that know we should be, but we don’t think are “cool” or “fun”.
The knotted ropes are the sanctuary to remind to find those knots within ourselves and work to loosen them. With less than 4 weeks left in lent, join me in getting “knotty” at church.
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Sean Fyock
March 24, 2010 at 12:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
As an addition to this post here is a prayer that I received through email.
Dear God,
Please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots, the can not and the do nots, that I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots, may nots, and might nots that may find a home in my heart.
Release from me the could nots, would nots, and should nots that obstruct my life.
And most of all, Dear God, I ask that you remove from my mind, my heart and my life all of the ‘am nots’ that I have allowed to hold me back, especially the thought that I am not good enough.
Amen
-Author Known to God