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Be Loved This Lent
Photograph by samira sadeqi / Unsplash It was one of those nights when my mind wasn’t Read More
Elizabeth W. Corrie | Read Psalm 130:1-8
As we come full circle to our pilgrimage psalm, it is worth rereading, and even memorizing, as it shows us how to wait actively, how to journey toward God in and through the depths with trust and hope. The psalmist cries, just as Mary cries in her suffering, and we...
Gracious God, as I prepare this day to worship you, I give you thanks for fellow pilgrims. Be with us as we continue our Lenten journey together toward Easter. Dry our tears and revive our dry bones as we set our minds on you. Give us trust, hope, peace, and life today, and every day. Amen.
God is the source of life and therefore triumphs over death. This does not mean, however, that our lives will be without hardship or death. The psalmist cries out impatiently. The exiles in Babylon remain in captivity. Mary and Martha mourn Lazarus. Even Jesus himself cries for his friends. But as we await the resurrection of the dead on the Day of Judgment, we also have a taste of resurrection now. This is what it means to set our minds and attitudes on Christ, experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit as we journey in trust and hope together with our fellow sojourners in Christ’s church.
Read Psalm 130. When have you longed impatiently for God? How can you lean on these ancient words for comfort during these times?
Read Ezekiel 37:1-14. What do you believe will happen after you die? How does Ezekiel’s vision relate to this? Does it change how you think about resurrection?
Read John 11:1-45. What do you believe Jesus means when he proclaims that he is the resurrection and the life? How does this relate to your own understanding of death and resurrection?
Read Romans 8:6-11. How can you cultivate a mind that is set on Christ? How would this change some of the ways you currently act or think?
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