![]() People are spending more time with their children, commuters as spending less time in their cars, the hiking trails are seeing many people come and enjoy the outdoors. With so much focus on the end, we dismiss the beauty of the journey. Many are grieving what has been lost and suffering from the pain and changes the pandemic has brought about. Spiritual health once nourished by gathering as a faith community at church or at other events for many is starving to find alternate forms of nourishment.īy focusing on the ‘end’, we fail to appreciate the journey. One’s necessary for my physical well-being, the other I could argue is important to my emotional connectedness. I haven’t been to the Y or enjoyed a night out in a restaurant in six months. Little did we know how long of a journey this was going to be! All the while, we put many important parts of our life on hold. It’s become cliché, but in many cases “the journey IS the destination”.īack in March, we entered this pandemic with the ‘end in mind’, whether that be herd immunity or a vaccine. How many times have I driven past this intersection and failed to look around and notice beauty of the moment? Being so focused on the ‘end’ I missed maybe the most important part – the journey. The image beckoned me to pull-over, interact with the goats, and snap a few photos. I noticed anew the goats keeping the river bank clear, silhouetted in front of the pink sun reflecting upon the water. Much to my delight, I saw the sun rising in the east over the Catawba River and Goat Island. One morning, I happened a peek over my shoulder. I begin my trek on Goat Road, and then drive west for forty minutes to the center. The ‘end’ is arriving at the conference and retreat center of which I am the director. And to honor God.Most mornings I begin my ‘journey’ to work. You made that choice for Lent to remember God. There’s always going to be some worthy soul out there who will say, “Shouldn’t you just give up those things anyway, all year round?” You can respond with this Lent Bible verse. Okay, so maybe you gave up desserts for Lent, and now Easter is coming, and you can’t wait to gorge on some jellybeans or chocolate eggs. ![]() These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. READ MORE: How to Observe Lent in a Different Way This Year 5) Colossians 2:16-17 – Honor Your Choice Can we not find a way to do the same as we look to grow in faith? Look for a Lenten retreat in your community. Before Jesus could begin His ministry, He needed that wilderness time. To be with the wild animals and the angels. ![]() We often get fixated on how Jesus went without food but notice here how the wilderness part of the experience was also crucial. In two verses the writer describes all that happened to Jesus for those 40 days. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.” (Mark 1:12-13) 4) Mark 1:12-13 – Find Your WildernessĪt once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. Giving can be another way of doing a Lenten fast. Donate some clothing or food for the poor. Make a donation to your favorite charity. Giving up something to celebrate Lent? You could also do as these verses suggest: take on something.
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