March 10th, 2025
Firstly an update. I did not begin creating Station #3 a week ago. My employee assistant was sick, so we waited. I do not wish that they were sick, however, the timing feels better now. I am learning that after each Station’s burst of creative energy, a pause must be taken. In this pause there are catch-up things, for sure, in the life of running a business, but more essentially, my body, heart and soul must take the necessary time to re-ground, change tasks, let my creative brain slow down briefly, and ready myself for the next creative burst. I honour this need.
Now we are in the season of Lent. The emails and story we are sharing about this particular Lenten project and the year’s creation trajectory almost feel lost in a multitude of content this Lent. Is there more out there than usual or am I just really aware of it at the moment? Are the emails I shamelessly continue to send, in the hopes that others will engage and continue to support this work coming into the world just adding to our already full inboxes? Are my invitations to rest and slow down simply reminding us we have no time or space for such things these days? If so, I pray others will forgive me for adding to the fullness that life is these days.
I can’t bring myself to fast at this time - even though I have no problem with fasting and have even fasted up to 5 days. I am actively asking others to give to me. My days are so full I have no capacity for the book study my church community is engaging with. I have begun eating chocolate for medicinal reasons. I haven’t even kept up my regular morning walks before work - I still walk but have sought out the brighter, less foggy parts of the day. My church community is not meeting to worship weekly these days. I am honouring a sabbath, however. And I do pray and honour each day as sacred.
This Stations of the Cross is a Lenten project. I have already lived it for over 15 years, and yes, it lives strongly and deeply within me - it even sings! I feel akin to living an intentional, Lenten life. As I create each part of it now I am living it out - the lines of Jesus being drawn, the pieces of Jesus being put together, the edges of Jesus’ shape being stitched, the cross of Jesus intersecting each piece of art from now until the end of the year. I am intimately hanging out with Jesus for hours at a time. The whole of the Paschal journey is coming together uniquely through me one piece of art at a time. I am IN Lent. I am LIVING Lent. I am learning that the beautiful and sacred cycle of life, death and rebirth is the most profound cycle of love we can engage with. This is what I trust, for today.
The Stations of the Cross Journals are written by Karen in moments of present reflection and grounding as she moves through bringing all 14 Stations to life in fabric.
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