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Dear Parents and Guardians:

“Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And put a new and right spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we “March” into spring, enter into the season of Lent and prepare for Easter, we ask God our

Father to grant us the strength to de-clutter our hearts and minds from judgment and negativity,

and the energy to “clothe ourselves with love and kindness”. In resolving to be more positive,

we make every effort to keep our vision focused on life and growth by following and modeling

the “qualities of Christ.” We are therefore asked to check our “spiritual clothes” each day, to

determine if they are soiled with negativity…and if so, ask God our Father for the desire, and

strength to clean or change them. During this season of Lent, we ask our God to create in each

of us, a new and clean heart…that we may be transformed into the very person that Jesus, our

mentor and friend would imagine us to be….filled with compassion, kindness, humility,

meekness, patience, forgiveness and love. Then, when we feel the pain of the crosses that we

bear each day….the loneliness, pain, challenging and difficult relationships, worries and fears…

we can turn to you, our God of Hope, knowing that these crosses help us to grow closer to you.

There you are beside me Lord, caring, loving and waiting for me.