Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent

"Come, Lord, stir us up and call us back. Kindle and seize us. Be our fire and our sweetness." - St. Augustine

(If you’re wondering why these daily offerings are accompanied by photos of waves, it’s because of an old surfing adage: You learn something from every wave. We like to think we learn something from every day of Lent, too.)

I served as an administrator at an independent residential school, what was once called a “prep school”, in New England. My specifi…