Make practicing the presence of God a Lenten discipline of renewal. It is a way through which we can come to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom God sent. And this is eternal life.
focusing on the missteps misses the point, keeping us fixated on achievement (the ego’s M.O.), participating in pointless purity contests—when instead we have been invited to a Love Fest.
For this season of Lent and forever more. Come, Lord Jesus. I am here. Waiting. Hoping. Loving. Seeking you.
Without hearing the Spirit, even for those bound in Baptism, the worst of human nature can overtake us.
To linger is tempting. I know. I don’t want to give up anything, after all. But Lent is about more than giving something up. More, even, than taking something on. There are probably a thousand or more good things you could do for Lent, but unless you allow the light of the world to shine gently in your own life, you will not really be doing it right.
I could always take a sandwich, and if I saw someone on the street corner, I could give them a sandwich. It wouldn’t be a fancy sandwich, because I do not have a lot of fancy stuff in the house, but I do have peanut butter and I do have jelly.
Today, would being told to ‘be fruitful and multiply’ really be a blessing?
I want to say to all of you who read the Episcopal Café, and especially to you young visionaries out there, that the Episcopal Church is yours to do with what you want.
Times like these call for someone who can speak God’s truth into the world, even if that truth may seem to be the last thing the world wants to hear.
I’ll start with God. With love. With hope. With grace. With forgiveness.