So much of our life of faith is about us doing something different, changing they way we act, think, respond. It's hard work sometimes too. We have bad habits that we try to change using our own strength and waiting, hoping that God will help in some unseen but miraculous way. We long for that help that seems to be so elusive.
The Psalms are filled with these images of hard work or hard times where God seems distant. But there is another image there that is perfect for a Holy Tuesday, our active God who is working on our behalf, doing more behind the scenes than we realize, working on ahead of us to make things better than they could have been, showing up behind us to push us and encourage us along the way, walking along beside us just waiting for us to put our hand in his and walk.
That's right. While a great part of our lives of faith takes our strength, the greatest steps of faith are not to be taken alone, with our hand in the hand of God. But how do we do that?
It's simple and its the only real thing we have to do with our own strength, reach out our hand for God's!
On this Holy Tuesday, in preparation for the Easter Celebration, reach up or reach out for God who is ready to hold us and take us where we need to go, guide us through whatever difficulties that we face, encourage us along the say and never let us go.
It's a great place to be...
...In His Grip!
Peace ><>
pc
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While listening to WBMI I heard a commentary about how some church's Sunday messages are taken from the text of the lastest Christian "best seller" The speaker was lamenting the fact that very few pastons preach from the bible anyone. I thought "Hey!! Pasor Chris preaches every week from the bible in fact his messages always have a scriptural basis." Then I thought, "Won't it be great when we have our new addition built and more people from the community can come and hear a truely scriptural message and come to know Jesus and their Lord and Saviour like I have."
CEK
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