We observed Ash Wednesday this past Wednesday, and with that entered into the Lenten season! Worship Designer, Marcia McFee says, “Lent is often known as a time of giving something up in order to make room in our lives for spiritual pursuits. Rather than just “giving up” in Lent, the scriptures ask us to consider all that Jesus is “up to” and all that he asks us to be up to in his name. Instead of bemoaning what we can’t do, or used to do, in a culture where “measuring up” to external standards seems impossible, this Lent we will celebrate the small things that we can do right now to respond to God's call in our place, for our time.” And with that idea she has created this series titled, “What r u up 2?” which we will be using for this season.
We hope you will be able to join us for the season and commit to taking UP something that will make good difference in the world and in our communities! It might mean we speak UP and show UP! It might mean we pray UP for the end of gun violence and for peace in Gaza and our neighborhoods. It means anything else you can think of to do in this world!
Let us continue to follow Jesus who always addressed the injustices, exorcised evil from communities and shared love with all people. Let us continue to commit ourselves to sharing the love of God with all people to the best of our ability, and become agents of hope in this world.
Beloveds, may we be blessed, and be a blessing to all we meet, and I look forward to seeing you all at church.
