View the post for February 14 for an explanation of my Lenten Project, Seasons Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. In the cold, hard days of winter the branches lay bare of all their leaves. As with winter there are times when we all must lay our hearts bare before God. Yet as sure as we are that spring will come, we can be sure that God will take the bare branches of our lives, our hearts laid bare and open before Him, and fill them with forgiveness and love.
Prayer All-Seeing God We lay our hearts bare before you trusting in your love and forgiveness. Amen
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. It was a gift to sit quietly under this tree in the early morning. Wherever we can find such a quiet place we need to have these times to sit in the silence with our hearts and hands open before Christ. The season of Lent is a time set aside to do just this. For many Lent is a time to give up something, but it can also become a time of considering change, of letting go. Seasons speak to me of change and change is not always easy or welcomed. However seasons of change provide an opportunity for us to reconsider what it means to follow Christ in the season where we find ourselves. So beginning today, Ash Wednesday, I want to explore the idea of seasons and what we can learn from them during this season of Lent.
I pray my words and my images will provide time and space for you to think about seasons of your life, past and present and the ways that God speaks to us through the seasons of our lives. Prayer Lord God, Giver of Seasons We sit before you this day with our hearts and hands open waiting for your presence and guidance in our lives. Amen When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” As the sun rose on my early morning walk, shafts of light broke through the trees to light the path ahead. By the time I got to the end of the trail all the shadows were gone and everything was bright. Jesus spoke these words to a people who were walking in the shadows of oppression from a foreign power, poverty, and despair. Still he invited them to follow him out of the darkness into light. He didn’t promise to suddenly take all their problems away. Instead he promised that following him meant that they would always have his light to guide them. No longer would they walk in shadows but now they could walk with him in the light. Jesus still calls today for anyone to walk with him out of the darkness into the light of life. His promise is still true, when we walk with him we no longer walk in darkness.
Prayer Lord of Light and Life Help us to accept your invitation to follow you. Give us clarity of purpose today to follow where you would lead us. Amen |
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