This week we find ourselves walking "out of the depths," in the Season of Lent. As we walk with God as a church during this season, one of the themes is: Our sin. Sin separates us from God & creates all sorts of bent perspectives in our relationship to God & our relationships to each other. However, when we cry out to God He offers forgiveness & reconciles the estranged. Thankfully, God is faithful, forgiving, & desires to help us as we walk with Him in Santa Cruz. Hopefully as you read, pray, & meditate through these scriptures you are reminded of who God is & what that means for us, His Children.
Here are the texts for this week:
Psalm 130 expresses the themes of Lent simply & elegantly.
John 11 Read the story for all its dramatic tension. Observe Jesus' enigmatic behavior & cryptic words. Do
you believe His words?
John 12:1-8 Mary, partly in gratitude for her brother's return & partly in anticipation of Jesus' death, pours her costly perfume upon Jesus. Meditating upon this tender moment will begin to prepare you for the sober days of Holy Week just ahead.
The Rising of Lazuras: Van Gogh |
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Take time this week to read through these passages. Read them slowly, quietly, or outloud. Let the stories sink deep into your heart & allow God room to shape you. Do we believe these stories? Do we believe Jesus is the "resurrection & the life?" If so, what does that mean for our lives? What does it mean to be the church in Santa Cruz?
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