How is it with you…?
During this season of Lent we prepare for the coming of Easter, the glorious resurrection of our Lord.
At our worship service that evening I explained how Lent is a time for us to look inward . . . to examine our hearts. During this season of our Church calendar we are invited to take a journey inward where we encounter and confront all that which causes separation between ourselves and God.
It is a time when we should consider the question:
“How is it with you and the Lord?”
Rather than the traditional “give something up for Lent” practice, I suggest that we make this season a time to “take something on” for Lent. During the days of this month that are leading up to Easter, I encourage you to take a few moments each day to look yourself squarely in the soul . . . examine your heart . . . and ask: “How is it between you and me, Lord?”
I realize that this is not an easy thing to do or a light commitment to make. Taking a serious, personal, inventory of our hearts is something most of us would rather not do, probably because we are fearful of what we will see. For in our answers we will find that there is sin standing between us and God.
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May our prayer be the same as King Davids who pleaded with God saying: <i>Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.</i>
See you in church!
Nancy