I've been thinking and praying for ideas for the upcoming worship gathering this Sunday called Element. This month's theme is on Wind, and although I'll be blogging about that later this week, some other ideas for future Element gatherings have popped up in my head. I've been thinking a lot lately about the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness/desert and how we went 40 days without eating or drinking. This thinking has coincided with my thoughts concerning what I gave up for Lent this past year. I had never given anything up for Lent ever and just considered it a Catholic thing and didn't have any interest in it. This year, I participated - but for some reason, the giving up thing didn't really feel like much of a sacrifice. However, after finding myself at both a website concerning lent as well as an interesting idea that xxxchurch has come up with (called the Starving Jesus tour), I've figured out what my approach is going to be for next year. Rather than just giving up something for 40 days, I'm also going to commit to giving of myself to something for 40 days - some type of service to God over that 40 day period.
Here is the Lent website I found. It's a loop of images and words that really made me make up my mind about Lent next year.
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I loved this video You should definitely think of using something like this at Element as a topic
This post and your next one on perspective were what I needed to read this morning I have been in a desert or maybe a cave for the last week in my spiritual life and it's felt like 40 days..I think Matthew 5 is what I need to focus on.. I think it may be my light in the dark right now so I think God used you to speak to me...thanks
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