Lent 02.19.24
I create one million barriers
of independence,
but still God seeks after me.
God leans a rainbow over the sky.
God sends sun after the rain.
God blankets the earth with wildflowers.
God allows music to carry
and laughter to rise,
all so that I might notice.
—from the poem “All This Time” by Rev. Sarah A. Speed | @sanctifiedart
WEEKLY CENTERING PRACTICE Center yourself in silence. Sit in the quiet for 5 minutes. Allow your thoughts to pass by like a stream. Be still and listen.
DAILY QUESTION When Peter and Jesus first meet, they catch an abundance of fish (Lk. 5:1-11). What in your life feels abundantly good?
PRAYER Gracious God, it is easy for me to cling to scarcity, to focus on what could run dry, run out, or come up empty. Yet, in the midst of that scarcity mindset, the fishing nets almost break, full of fish. Flip my perspective. Show me the nets. Remind me that life with you has abundant beauty and love. Remind me that there is no end to goodness with you at my side. Amen.
