May my desires align with His priorities so that His Kingdom lives in my heart and His delight fills my soul, even as He meets my every need. Amen.
Lent, Day 10
Lent, Day 9
Lent, Day 8
A Juxtaposition
Not immediate deliverance, nor evaporation of every threat, but help and comfort in the face of what would harm us: are these not the most powerful and cherished signs of His goodness?
His help and comfort are light in the darkness, flowing from His heart that hears our prayers, as He smooths over the roughness of our imperfections and carries us in mighty arms.
Lent, Day 7
God wants us to delight in His Word.
When we do delight in His Word, we start to see our neighbors – and our world – as He sees them.
Lent, Day 6
Lent, Day 5 / Be Known (2)
A Poem: Known and Free
I AM the One who knows:
Each vice that holds you in its grip,
Each lie that strikes you like a whip,
Each weakness of your foe.
I AM the One who knows:
Each time your heart seeks better things,
Each moment you turn back to Me,
Each higher place you’ll go.
So I have been,
So I will be:
The Knowing One
Who sets you free.
Lent, Day 4
A way has been made, a veil has been torn. It was made by The Way and pierced by The Truth.
And now anyone who longs to – and chooses to – can approach the Altar of God. To embrace The Life who will guide us in all that’s best.
Lent, Day 3
Too often, we find only temporary – or artificial – delight in things that cannot possibly give us lasting delight.
Because they are not THE Light.
Lent, Day 2
“From sinking sand He lifted me, with tender hand He lifted me; from shades of night to planes of light, O praise His name, He lifted me!”
Charles H. Gabriel (1856-1932)
Lent, Day 1
The Journey Begins:
The way up to Zion is not smooth or even, but the Word says the heart consumed with a pilgrimage mindset will be filled with delight.
Even in the ashes, even in the suffering, I see hope and holy longing (in diverse hearts of the young and old) climbing to the dwelling place of God, just as the wisdom and strength of His light and the streams of His delight rain (and reign) down on us along this desert road.