March 23, 2023
I have been thinking about skeletons, nope that kind, more like the ones that come in deaths and resurrections during this season of Lent—primarily my own.
CREDO. That is the name of the educational seminar I attended a few weeks back. It is Latin for “I believe.” Yet, it can be rendered, “I give my heart to.” I have not fully absorbed the learnings of the CREDO yet. It is all still simmering. This particular event was designed for late career ministers. Yep, I am in that stage.
We created a “Rule of Life,” The rule is meant to help us live a life according to the persons or things we give our heart to. Being an end of career and into retirement centered event, you can understand why I’m thinking more about my death and resurrection than Lazarus or Jesus.
Not that either of them are not part of the contemplation. After all, I have regularly recommitted my heart to Christ. Meaning, I have regularly fallen away from being focused on the way of Jesus that leads to life, to a rule of daily experiences and actions that are worthy of a child of God.
Stockholm 2012
“Can these bones live,” God asks Ezekiel. This is our scripture for this week. I am finding a new joy in thinking about resurrection before Easter, in this season of Lent. I hope you will join this journey. Here’s something fun that made me smile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYeQUXXYvK0
I hope you bring this kind of joy to the worship on Sunday, and to your life each and every day, by the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ.
Peace,