Lent 2008 Message
Thursday, 27. December 2007, 15:40:42
February 14, 2007 Matthew 7:7-12
As I consider Jesus’ outrageous promise, (Ask and it shall be given you ...) A part of me wants to pull out my wish list. Yet, where have all my best ideas gotten me? In the light of God’s generous promise, do I really want to perpetuate life own my own selfish terms?
What do I really want? I want to love. I want to be loved. I want to count for something. I want help from others when I need help. I want to be there when someone needs me. I want confidence that God hears me when I pray and sensitivity to hear and obey when He speaks.
Thinking this way gets scary. It becomes dangerous to have God too close. Yet, it’s fatal to keep God far away. In spite of the danger, I choose his presence. I know what I will ask. I ask it every time I go to church:
For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on me and forgive me that I may delight in your will and walk in Your ways.
For a dangerous Lent, O lord.
by Louis Templeman, a member of Saint Dismas’ Episcopal Community
Sandford, Florida







