Greetings to you in the beautiful, powerful, and wonderful name of the One who is with you and for you, Jesus Christ – THE Risen Savior! What an interesting winter’s day the Lord has made for us – so let us rejoice and be glad in it! How is your journey of Lent going? Have you made any discoveries? Has God revealed Himself to you in surprising ways? I pray that you have and He has> I will be praying for you today, asking Father to release a healing touch for your body-mind-spirit…and may He bless you with a divine interruption and/or a divine appointment with someone…and may He lift your heart today.
I must make a confession to you…I have this strange habit that has been pointed out to me. When I am watching sports programs – hockey or football or wrestling – on television, I get fully involved and have the appropriate body movements to prove it! I am sure that I am not the only one to manifest this peculiarity. For whatever reason I was thinking about this as I was doing my morning devotions and ended up thanking God. I was reading about people being taught the Lord’s Prayer on that hillside so many years ago and “felt” that I was there, responding to what was being taught.
Then it occurred to me that every time we pray that prayer we are connecting with that moment in time – the prayer has not changed despite the numerous translations and paraphrases. Then I thought to myself that every time I read Psalm 23 – I am in that lonely cave with David, hiding out and thinking about better days. I found myself walking into my favorite and familiar passages…and being there in the moment. I can do that because the stories and truths have not changed and I am connected.
Since I am on this Lenten journey one of the most connectable moments is all around me…Jesus breaking the bread and passing the cup, This Sunday we will once again share ‘communion’ in our worship time and read the familiar words and experience the protocols and in a mysterious way…we will be in the moment – accepting, eating, and drinking. This beautiful moment…this sacrament never changes and in fact we are told it is not supposed to until Jesus returns. This is far better than twisting, turning or ducking my head while watching a televised sports event. For, in the participation in communion – I find myself in an upper room being loved and accepted and made whole. It is a humbling experience that empowers me to be more than i can ever be on my own.
Something to ponder…be blessed