A season of renewal; For observers of Lent, it's as much about renewal and embracing as it is sacrifice and solemnity.(SOURCE)(FAITH & VALUES)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Miller, Pamela | Copyright information

Byline: Pamela Miller; Staff Writer

The world, just now, seems drained of color and life.

From day to day, the sky is gray or grayer, the littered ground dirty white or muddy brown. Cars and shoes are dull with dust and salt. The wind is without mercy.

It's a month since Ash Wednesday began the solemn season, and two weeks till Good Friday, the darkest day on the Christian calendar.

It's Lent, a time when Christians quiet down, hunker dow...

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