Lent is a great time to renew right relationships with God, others, and yourself. In fact, that is one of the main thrusts of the Lenten season. One of the ways that we can focus on those relationships is reading a book or meditating on a section of scripture. For lent, Rolling Acres is walking through the gospel of Matthew. In spending some time with Jesus' teachings, kingdom work and passion narrative, we draw ourselves closer to him and also find ourselves simply being more aware. If you have never read the gospel of Matthew all the way through this would be a great time to try it. Read it out loud as a family or couple. Read it to yourself. Spend some time in the deep riches of Matthew's perspective on the life of messiah Jesus.
Another suggestion is "Jesus Freak" by Sara Miles. She un-apologetically passionate about Jesus and figuring out what it means to follow him as his disciple. Through wonderfully engaging prose, Miles frustrates, challenges, angers and encourages me. Her accounts of the love of Jesus, told through sharing the Eucharist with addicts, giving food away to any who need it, and reciting ancient liturgies at her church, reminds me that the deep pathos of God is to redeem this world and everything in it. That is a powerful force.
So this lent, take and read.
Grace and Peace
Kata Kata Cinta Paling Romantis Terbaru
12 years ago
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Nick and I are reading the whole Bible in 90 days. We started right after Christmas, and will end on Easter. It's awesome! We had to start it before Lent started, but it is considered our Lent commitment. We are also going through a reading plan for 33 days during Lent with our YFC students. So fun/exciting/challenging to read through so much of Bible in a short amount of time.
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