Can I be real with you for a second?   Right now, we are in what I like to call the “dark ages.”   Those delicious Thanksgiving meals are long behind us, Christmas decorations are in the (smelly) attic, and the countdown to a new year is a distant echo. Not to mention, those New Year’s resolutions are just starting to get annoyingly difficult. That “fresh start” feeling has passed, and it seems like the stretch to spring break is uncomfortably never-ending.   Insert Lenten season … really?    Lent falling in the middle of the “dark ages” often used to frustrate me, but I’ve begun to wonder if this is just proof of how intentional our God really is.   This season often feels difficult — depressing, some may say — but in the dark, we always seem to find ourselves desperately searching for the Light. What better time