“Don’t Worry, Meet Me at the Cross.”
Nearing the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, my family has been reading the book of John and I can’t help but hearing Jesus asking, “Do you know me?”
Nearing the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week, my family has been reading the book of John and I can’t help but hearing Jesus asking, “Do you know me?”
It’s easy to think we do little to advance God’s Kingdom. When we look at the world it can seem discouraging. May I suggest that it’s not that what you do is small, but how you view the life you give to Christ is small. Let’s reflect on what it might mean to have ‘eyes to see’.
Next week starts Lent with Ash Wednesday, a season of rending our hearts to God’s. It is a perfect time to consider Christ’s discernment on the way to the cross and the importance of prayer.
“He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” (John 8:47, NIV) Abiding establishes our relationship with God; our belonging. It is the total surrender of our heart to God’s control and leading, a dying of selfish me so that I can be transformed into genuine God- intended me. When we know who our shepherd is, his deep love and tender…