I know it's the beginning of Lent. I look forward to this every year because of it's potential impact on the life of the church, but mostly because of it's impact on me! Like most Christian holidays for me it is a re-centering on what is important about my task and calling. It's a time to peel back another layer and discover more of God and deepen my relationship with Christ.
But this year, it's also the beginning of another journey on which I recently embarked.
On Sunday, March 20th, I'll say good bye to a church I've served for nearly 9 years, and an area where I've lived for almost 13. It will be a difficult farewell because I'm leaving some dear friends and the many disciples that I've nurtured. It's also hard to leave the familiar, the comfortable, the predictable, the groove...
... that may have turned into a rut!
My new journey will take me to Newburgh, Indiana, just east of Evansville right on the banks of the Ohio River. At least that's where the old church used to sit, on a bluff over looking the water, when 200 years ago this week a Methodist Circuit Rider started a new church. I begin sharing in this rich tradition on April 1st as I begin at Newburgh United Methodist Church as its new Lead Pastor.
So this year for my Lenten Journey I will be reading a John Wesley sermon each day and work at doing the very thing Lent is really for, falling more in love with God every day.
I hope you'll join me.
Peace ><>
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