Saturday, March 17, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
New Moon
Commemoration of Patrick, bishop and missionary to Ireland, 461
Reading: Hebrews 5:5-11
"Although he was a Son,
he learned obedience through what he suffered…" (Hebrews 5:8)
When hardship comes to us, as it always will, we often want to
flee, and quickly. But quite often, as years pass, we discover that hardship
has taught us important lessons: trust in God, trust in our own mysterious
inner strength, compassion toward others, release of fear and anxiety,
gratitude, wonder. Help does not always come in the form we momentarily desire.
What may come may simply be an increased capacity for endurance. But God pleads
with us not to harden our hearts - to remain hopeful, God-trusting, open, and
loving. God wills for us abundant life.
Hear our voices when we call,
O God, and strengthen us to release all that keeps us from abundant life in
you. Amen
- • Take a gratefulness walk. Gather something for your altar.