Lent 03.10.24
When your world unravels and your beliefs are tested, you may cling to what you know. As Jesus foretells his death and resurrection, Peter protests. Peter is fixed upon the way he thinks things should go; he resists the pain of what will come. But Jesus is fixed upon his calling and calls Peter out. For everyone, there comes a time when your faith is tested and you will have to face difficult and inconvenient truths. We may want to take the easier path, the path with less pain. We may want to cling to easy or simplistic answers. Instead, what does it look like to welcome complexity? Can you stay fixed upon your convictions while also expanding your perspective? | @sanctifiedart
WEEKLY CENTERING PRACTICE Center yourself through gentle movement. Stretch your body.
DAILY QUESTION Jesus shares a hard truth with Peter that challenges his faith (Mt. 16:21-23). What truths or events have challenged your faith?
PRAYER Risk-taking God, you never said a life of faith would be easy. The suffering of this world presses up against my tender heart and asks questions that I do not have answers for. When those challenges arise, meet me in the middle. Hold my heart tenderly as I throw questions at the sky. I trust that you are listening. I trust that you are there. Amen.
