WALKING WITH JESUS
LENTEN PRAYERS 2015
There is rest along the way!
Lorraine basking at the edge of the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona,
after an eleven or twelve mile hike.
WEEK 7
The journey with Jesus goes
on and on, but there is rest along the way—Sabbath rest—that gives us
opportunity to reflect and worship in ways that are different from the
reflection and worship that take place while we are in motion and laboring to
make progress along the trail (real or imaginary). It also gives us an opportunity to share
fellowship in ways that are different from those we share on the trail.
We’ve had an opportunity to
walk together, and I hope, in this time, that we’ve drawn closer to Jesus, so
that we may follow him even more energetically than we have in the past.
For now, rest and rejoice in
Christ, and find the renewal that comes in celebration of the
resurrection. It is by the same power
with which God raised Jesus that the Holy Spirit energizes us for the journey
that resumes the day after the resurrection.
Day 35: Monday
Mark 8:22-26
Healing Christ, we rejoice
that when people of compassion brought a blind man to You, You also acted with
compassion. You took him by the
hand. You led him. You touched and healed him by restoring his
sight.
You have taken us by the
hand. You have led us away from the
clamor around us in order to focus your attention on our needs. You have touched and healed our vision so
that we may see You more clearly. You
have opened our eyes to your healing purpose for all people and all of
creation.
Yet our vision often seems
blurred. We do not see with the clarity
that we wish, and so we stumble and act confused as we attempt to follow You. Heal the blind spots that remain and that
keep us from seeing all that You would have us see. Enable us to follow You with sure-footed,
confident trust, as we keep our eyes on You, on the glory of God’s reign
through You, and on the world of need that awaits your touch. Amen.
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