What2Say2Day? Let me begin with this: I really needed that! I had no idea how tired I was. I was having a difficult time keeping things in order, and those who know my tendencies (nice way to say obsessions) will tell you if I am around disorganization of any kind I have a difficult time functioning. Imagine then if the disorganization is of my own and in a place where there's no way of organizing it - Egads!
Three days to get it all together, sleep, organize (and reorganize) my thoughts, sleep, do some things around the house, sleep, and catch up on school work (did I mention I got to sleep too) did me a world of good. I seriously need to remember to take my Sabbath moments at every opportunity. I remember having a self-made to do list that had this saying at the top, just under the title "To Do" - Do What You Can Today, The Rest Can Wait Until Tomorrow.
On this Shrove Tuesday (aka Mardi Gras) I have decided what my Lenten Journey will consist of: intentional Sabbath moments. I'm going to model my journey after the story of Jesus as told in Mark 1:35-39. In that story Jesus had just healed Simon's mother-in-law. Word of this healing soon spread throughout the town which brought everyone (yes, according to Mark the whole town came out) to the door of Simon's house. Jesus had no choice but to heal all who were sick.
After a night filled with busy work Jesus went out in the early morning and found some time to spend with God alone in the wilderness. Not soon afterwards, though, His "people" came looking for him and Jesus got busy again. My Lenten Journey will be just like that. I will intentionally take those moments "in the early morning" when things are quiet and spend that time with God. The challenge will be in recognizing when those moments come.
I want to urge you to find some way you'll be able to grow in your relationship with God this Lenten season. Whether through personal sacrifice or by adding something on choose something challenging that will help you reflect on the life, death , and resurrection of Jesus Christ and what it means to you.
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