Spiritual Sunday
Much of Christina Rossetti’s poetic power lies in her seeming simplicity. “Lent” captures the spirit of the season by moving through a series of parallel declarative statements that have been distilled down to their essence. The end point is the Easter promise.
Lent
By Christina Rossetti
It is good to be last not first,
Pending the present distress;
It is good to hunger and thirst,
So it be for righteousness.
It is good to spend and be spent,
It is good to watch and to pray:
Life and Death make a goodly Lent
So it leads us to Easter Day.