Weekly Feast for 3/16
I don’t know how your schedule is, but I often feel most stressed on Monday mornings. The to-do list for the week threatens to overwhelm me, and I feel like it will never get done if I don’t dive in immediately and start to make a dent. That’s why I often find it incredibly difficult to find time on a Monday morning to stop, be
still, and listen to God.
You’ve probably heard the expression, “too busy not to pray.” As cliche as it sounds, it’s an important reminder. I recently stumbled upon the following simple prayer that seems particularly appropriate for the stress of Monday mornings:
“Dear Lord,
be good to me…
The sea is so wide
And my boat is so small.”
~ Irish Fisherman’s Prayer
Interestingly, as I tried to pray this short prayer this morning and look for verses to send to you all, I was drawn to the following verse: “Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” (Psalm 116:7)
As I prayed for the Lord to be good to me, my eyes began to open to the ways that God has already been good to me, is good to me, and will continue to be good to me. I pray that you would also see the ways that God is good to you as you pray this week.
The scripture passages for feasting on this week are all about faith in prayer:
Psalm 116:1-7
Luke 18:9-14
2 Chronicles 6:12-40 (this one is a bit longer, but it’s a great
example of prayer from Solomon)
Philippians 4:4-9
Mark 11:22-25
I am so drawn to the fact that even when we completely disregard or conveniently forget how He has already been so good to us, He doesn’t stop being good for one second. He cannot be anything other than who He is, and who He is a good God.
This morning Philippians 4:8 (Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. ) has challenged me to be more diligent in pursuing righteousness. It is easy for me to think that my thought life isn’t important, that there is no harm in allowing my mind to wonder in almost any direction. This verse has inspired me to renew my effort to be disciplined in my thought-life and to continually bring my attention back to good and pure things. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do this for the rest of Lent.