The
Pastor's Corner
A Fresh New Taste of
God
I
am writing this on Ash Wednesday, just days after Joyce
and I returned from Guatemala.
We are grateful to have missed two major snow storms; but we are more grateful
for the people we traveled and served with, and most grateful for the people we
served. As always, we experienced a fresh new taste of God in the beauty of the
country, and the spirit of the people, even as they live amid unspeakable
corruption and poverty. We look forward to sharing some of our experiences with
you.
Lent
is a holy, set aside, time for us to prepare for the events of Holy Week and
the joy of Easter. It is also a time to seek and be open to a fresh new taste
of God. This is my prayer for you—and I cannot say it better than Ann Weems:
Lent
Lent is a time
to take time
to let the
power of our faith story take hold of us,
a time to
let the events
get up and
walk around in us,
a time to
intensify
our living
unto Christ,
a time to
hover over
the thoughts
of our hearts,
a time to
place our feet in the streets of Jerusalem
or to walk
along the sea and listen to his word,
a time to
touch his robe
and to feel
the healing surge through us,
a time to
ponder and a time to wonder…
Lent is a
time to allow a fresh new taste of God!
Peace,
Fritz
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