Grace and peace at the beginning of your Lenten journey. It was a bit unseasonable yesterday as we held services both at Lake Prince Woods retirement home and at St. John’s. I received a double blessing helping celebrate and invite two communities into a journey into holiness this Lent. I find it interesting that I’m led to a new place every Lent, into a journey looking for the place God is inviting me this year. The end goal is the same but the path seems to change every year, partly because I change every year. The theme of today’s sermon will be the springboard for our Parish’s Lenten Study – “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also: Unearthing your true treasure.”
The reminder of our Lenten journey begins with the human elements: ash and oil. The invitation to a Holy Lent begins with the reconnection to our baptism, being marked with the sign of the cross and the reminder: remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. The treasure of our created nature is hidden in our humanity. How is God inviting you to intentionally walk this year’s Lenten path to wholeness and holiness?
I invite your comments,
Les+
Readings: Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 103; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
0 Comments