March proverbially “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” Since most of the Lenten season takes place in March, it can be instructive to remember the vision that guides our worship and practice during Lent: the peaceable kingdom where the lion lies down with the lamb.

"Lion-and-the-Lamb" by Veronica Romm is a Creative Commons image, licensed under CC BY 2.0

That is, after all, the goal of our journey and the object of our longing during Lent. Not just peaceful coexistence in the an...