Today's readings: Psalm 95, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32, Philippians 4:1-9, John 17:9-19
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4-7
"Give your life to Jesus and everything will be great!"
"The Lord helps those who help themselves!"
"When God closes a door, he always opens a window?"
These are the most famous bible verses that are not in the bible.
We will still have trials.
We are helpless.
God can stop us and make us sit .
What really is hard to swallow are the verses that ARE in Scripture. Like today's.
How can Jesus tell us to never be worried?
Maybe he just can't see what is going on?
Maybe he is deaf and can't hear?
Maybe he just doesn't care?
Well, these can't be because he listens, he sees, he hears, he cares.
So how can we be calm when we are in rough waters?
Trust in the Father. Trust him like his son did.
Jesus trusted. Not my will, but yours.
After a long days work, it is said that Pope John XXIII prayed the following:
“Well Lord, it’s your church, you take care of it; I’m going to bed.”
Do you trust him? Can you trust him more? Don't feel guilty. The answer is yes for everyone.
This is what Lent is about. Trusting less in us and more in him. It's taking an honest look at our own self-sufficiency and seeing it for what it really is; insufficiency.
But give yourself grace, as a beautiful ministry will remind us. Easter always comes. We are being remade. And that should give us the peace that surpasses all understanding.
amen
We will still have trials.
We are helpless.
God can stop us and make us sit .
What really is hard to swallow are the verses that ARE in Scripture. Like today's.
How can Jesus tell us to never be worried?
Maybe he just can't see what is going on?
Maybe he is deaf and can't hear?
Maybe he just doesn't care?
Well, these can't be because he listens, he sees, he hears, he cares.
So how can we be calm when we are in rough waters?
Trust in the Father. Trust him like his son did.
Jesus trusted. Not my will, but yours.
After a long days work, it is said that Pope John XXIII prayed the following:
“Well Lord, it’s your church, you take care of it; I’m going to bed.”
Do you trust him? Can you trust him more? Don't feel guilty. The answer is yes for everyone.
This is what Lent is about. Trusting less in us and more in him. It's taking an honest look at our own self-sufficiency and seeing it for what it really is; insufficiency.
But give yourself grace, as a beautiful ministry will remind us. Easter always comes. We are being remade. And that should give us the peace that surpasses all understanding.
amen
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