lent web site links

As I said in a previous post, I have been trying to find resources for Lent this year that begins this Ash Wednesday, February 21. Both Advent and Lent are pretty new to me, as my church didn’t typically observe these church calendar seasons leading up to Christmas and Easter. I am still a novice in my understanding and observance of Lent, so I wanted to pass on a few web sites that I have found helpful. I was able to find a book for Lent at a Catholic bookstore here in Cape Town. The book focuses on a Psalm each of the forty days of Lent. This was a perfect find for me, as I am trying to spend more times in the Psalms - joining the Psalmists in worship, lament, prayer, and thanksgiving to God. I am learning and experiencing how the Psalms can often provide a language to our prayers. So, I am really looking forward to my Psalm of the day during Lent!

Here are the web sites on Lent that I have found helpful (if you are interested):
- CRI, Christian Resource Institute on “The Season of Lent” - http://www.crivoice.org/cylent.html

- CRI on the “The Stations of the Cross” –
http://www.cresourcei.org/stations.html

- Mark Roberts, a pastor from Southern Cal, wrote a blog summary on Lent last year (This blog is becoming a favorite of mine, so I assume he will have some good stuff to say about Lent next week, as well) –
http://www.markdroberts.com/htmfiles/resources/lent.htm

- Anglican Lent & Easter Resources, a web site that has some cool Lent links -
http://anglicansonline.org/special/lent.html

Here are some other possible reading & prayer web sites:
- The Daily Psalm (From Pastor Mark Roberts) –
http://www.thedailypsalm.com/

- Praying the Gospels (From Pastor Mark Roberts) –
http://www.praythegospels.com/

- Book of Common Prayer Readings for Lent (For Year One) -
http://www.crivoice.org/lent1.html

- Sacred Space, a prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits –
http://www.sacredspace.ie/