Weekly Feast for 4/06
Good morning friends,
Our time of fasting and feasting during Lent culminates this week as we remember the last days of Christ’s journey to the cross and then, finally, the awesome joy of Easter morning.
The following is a reflection from God Calling to help you prepare for Easter:
“I lay my loving hands on you in blessing. Wait in love and longing to feel their tender pressure and, as you wait, courage and hope will flow into your being, irradiating all your lives with the warm sun of my presence.
Let all go this Eastertide. Loosen your hold on earth, its care, its worries, even its joys. Unclasp your hands, relax, and then the tide of Easter joy will come. Put aside all thought of the future, of the past. Relinquish all to get the Easter Sacrament of spiritual life.
So often man, crying our for some blessing, has yet such tight hold on some earth-treasure that he has no hand to receive mine, as I hold it out in love. Easter is the wonder-time of all the year. A blessing is yours to take. Sacrifice all to that.”
Here are the scripture passages for this week, which I hope can remind us that Jesus, the Man of Sorrows, is also our God of comfort and healing:
Isaiah 53
2 Corinthians 1:3-11
1 Peter 2:21-25
Hebrews 4:14-16
Mark 14:32-42
A quick reminder: don’t forget about the Good Friday service this week at 7PM in the sanctuary. It is a great opportunity to prepare your heart for Easter. Whether or not you can make it for the Good Friday and Easter services, I pray that you find time during this Holy Week to stop and draw near to God, and that your faith will be strengthened and deepened.
Thanks for journeying with me,
Betsy
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