Today is the opening gala of our Museum Exhibit "Serving King, Queen and Country". For the military, this means serving the King or the Queen... but what about as Christians? How do we serve our King? During this time of Lent.... this time of reflection... this is a great pondering question to ask ourselves. What happens when we say we're "too busy" to serve our King? What happens when we have awesome ideas for spreading the Good News within our community but the Church is not listening as they are "too busy" or "don't have enough funds" or the Ministers and Elders say they are "overworked"?
Looking back over the people featured in our Museum Exhibit, each of the individuals passionately served their King. They knew if they didn't serve their King, then we would loose our freedom. Kinda puts the Church in perspective doesn't it. It is time again to serve our King, Jesus Christ with passion and devotion. All it takes is a simple "yes, Lord, I will".
Prayer: Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, You call me to follow You and to become like You. You call me to live in communion with God and with each other. I do not always know where you are leading me but I know that You lead me beside green pastures. Jesus Christ, Son of God, I love you with my whole heart and soul and mind. Amen.
Prayer: Jesus, I come into Your presence today knowing that You love me for who I am. Jesus, I come into Your presence today knowing that listen to all I say. Jesus, I come into Your presence today basking in Your love and glory. Jesus, You have brought me to this moment and I love You.
Reflect over the Scripture readings of this past week. Ask yourself:
* How do these Scripture readings apply to me?
* I ponder the actions, gestures and emotions of Jesus from the Scripture readings this past week.
* What touched my heart about this scripture? What did I find difficult?
* Was there something I would like to return to?
* Was there a phrase of verse that I would like to remember?
Picture Jesus sitting beside you. Tell Jesus why he is your Lord and Saviour. Be aware of the love Jesus has for you. Share any questions you have about Jesus and just let the questions be in Jesus’ presence. You don’t need to answer the questions yourself.
Prayer: Jesus Christ, my Lord and Saviour, You call me to follow You and to become like You. You call me to live in communion with God and with each other. I do not always know where you are leading me but I know that You lead me beside green pastures. Jesus Christ, Son of God, I love you with my whole heart and soul and mind. Amen.
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