Letters From Home Thursday After Ash Wednesday - Ms. Joan Watson
Feb 19, 2026
Reflections on Scripture for the Thursday after Ash Wednesday. A call to see Lent as a path to new life rather than mere suffering. Discussion of choosing life or death through daily decisions and covenant faithfulness. Thoughts on imitating Christ, denying self, and carrying small and large crosses as ways to grow in true humanity.
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Lent As Becoming More Human
- Lent is not primarily about suffering but about becoming more fully human by growing closer to Christ.
- Joan Watson links human flourishing to the Incarnation as the key to understanding true humanity.
Christ Illuminates Human Nature
- Understanding what it means to be human requires seeing Christ as the model, not just starting with the Fall.
- Joan Watson cites Gaudium et Spes to show the Incarnation illuminates the mystery of man.
Daily Choice: Life Or Death
- Moses presents the daily moral choice as choosing life or death through obedience to God's commandments.
- Joan Watson emphasizes our free will makes this choice repeatedly and its consequences are spiritual life or death.