I am now a true blogger...posting in the wee hours of the night. I have become what I use to make fun of.
Today was a tough devotional day wrestling with the notion that I might be the one Jesus was talking about who, "likes seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful."(Mark 4:18-19) Is this me Lord?
Then Basil of Caesarea, 4th century bishop and monk (what is that all about) hits me when I am down by daring to question me, "Are you a robber, you who consider your own that which has been given you solely to distribute to others?" I looked in my closest, food pantry, and bank accounts, he was speaking truth directly to me.
This season of Lent is shinning forth much uncomfortable light into the dark places of my life...how freeing it is to let Him in completely.
With Much Love for you and yours,
Jeremy
Welcome to the conversation! For as long as our own discipline will allow, I hope to use this resource as a forum for prayer and reflection for the community of Perdido Bay United Methodist Church. We'll be working through Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals as our daily devotional guide. Since we're beginning the journey on Ash Wednesday, the hope is that this will be an additional venue for us to pray together throughout this holy season.
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