God listens to us, so let us speak to Him (Ex. 2:24)
God is surprising, so watch always, there will be unexpected things, big and small, baskets and stars. (Ex. 2:5, Mat. 2:2)
God watches always, so act as if the whole world watches, even when alone, and act as if none watch, even when the whole world watches. (Ex. 2:12)
There are many doers of violence and oppression. There are those who face loss of family, country, and life. Pray for all of them. (Ex. 2:12, 15, and 22. Mat. 2:13, and 16-18.)
And I pray:
Lord, even as I pray I ask that I may I trust more fully that You listen, and therefore raise my voice to You.
Lord, may I watch for those in need, and those signs of You. The baskets in the river, they too are from you.
Lord, may I have the firmness of character to act the same alone and unwatched as I would being watched. May I have a consistency born of the humbling fact of my creaturelyness. Father, you always watch, Son you were flesh like me, Spirit, you are with me.
Lord, I pray for the safety of the orphans, exiles, and those threatened with Genocide. May you take away the violence from those who would bring it.
Amen.
Chris, I'll admit, I've had to restrain myself from jumping all over these Lent posts. In fact, just before hitting reply here, I asked the Lord to guide what I say, so as not to throw you off course or make you stumble in any way.
ReplyDeleteSo I would like to say this plainly and bluntly: stop celebrating Lent, my friend. We celebrate it because our parents did, and because our church does. Is that all that's need to convince us that it is a holy and sacred observance? If we really are seekers of the truth, then we should seek the truth beyond these superficial veils. Please see my post on Lent.