Let's make this Lent a time to pray and fast. Fast not necessarily from a specific food, although that is what some of us should/could do, but perhaps fasting from something else that takes us away from the Lord. You know what that is for you. I know what it is for me.
And let's use this time to re-connect with a God who loves us so much that He sacrificed His Son so that we could spend eternity with Him. Like a parent so desperate to reconnect with a child who has gone astray, God is waiting for us to take our relationship with Him to the next level.
Grace and peace be yours in abundance,
Bruce
The Lenten season begins. It is a time to be with you, Lord, in a special way, a time to pray, to fast, and thus to follow you on your way to Jerusalem, to Golgotha, and to the final victory over death.
I am still so divided. I truly want to follow you, but I also want to follow my own desires and lend an ear to the voices that speak about prestige, success, pleasure, power, and influence. Help me to become deaf to these voices and more attentive to your voice, which calls me to choose the narrow road to life.
I know that Lent is going to be a very hard time for me. The choice for your way has to be made every moment of my life. I have to choose thoughts that are your thoughts, words that are your words, and actions that are your actions. There are not times or places without choices. And I know how deeply I resist choosing you.
Please, Lord, be with me at every moment and in every place. Give me the strength and the courage to live this season faithfully, so that, when Easter comes, I will be able to taste with joy the new life that you have prepared for me- Amen.
Henri Nouwen
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