This lenten season has been one that has been a truly blessing to engage in, not that every year is not a blessing, but this year feels particularly fresh.
That is something unique in ministry with something we do annually.
We always try to create freshness with Lent, Easter, and Christmas, but when we (the church) do something annually in a repetitive manner we tend to lose the true meaning of it overtime, not completely, but to a certain extent the freshness begins to wear off, little by little.
Which is why this lenten season has been especially exciting.
Take a moment and think of what it was like to be the disciples during this time. Think of what it was like to see your friend and the person you believed was the Christ sent from God die in such a violent way. Your whole being would be quivering with fear, which would affect everything you do.
What a joy it is to have the sight of the empty tomb through Lent, but what a joy it was also to see the first Easter. Blessings and Joy are all around us everywhere in every way and all the time, from the beginning of time to the end there will be blessings and joyfulness all around us. We just have to engage in the ability to have the sight.
So I pray today that we engage ourselves, immerse ourselves in the loving grace and faithful love of Christ. Immerse yourself in it…don’t just slip your toes in the water, but immerse yourself in the oceans of His grace. May we see as He sees, love as He loves, and be as He has called to be.
Amen.