O God, with you is the well of life, and in your light we see light. Quench our thirst with living water, and flood our darkened minds with heavenly light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
This collect may be a litle heavy with metaphors -- God as a filled well and as heavenly light. But these are two metaphors repeatedly entwined with our understanding of Lent.
The word Lent comes from a word for spring when the light of longer days is coming into our lives as the light of God's loving forgiveness comes into our lives through Christ's resurrection.
Lent developed as the time for final preparations before adult baptisms at sunrise on Easter. For those of us who have already been baptized, Lent is a time when we attempt again to live into our baptismal vows and depend on God to accept our repentance.
Both living water and light are gifts from God, and we are blessed to receive them over and over.
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