How often we look upon God as our last and feeblest resource! We go to
Him because we have nowhere else to go. And then we learn that the
storms of life have driven us, not upon the rocks, but into the desired
haven. - George Macdonald
It is easy to not connect with God regularly when things are going well. Sure we may say a quick thank you in our prayers for how blessed we feel, but we rarely spend the same kind of time with God when we feel life is good as we do when we are struggling and desperate. Here on Ash Wednesday, at the beginning of Lent we are reminded of how we are always in need of God, not because God can save us from the world, but because with God the world itself can be seen through eyes of Joy and Love and Peace. When we travel with God, it is not some journey where we just can't wait for it to be over, but one where all things that feel old become renewed as we journey together as co-creators and as Creator and creation/steward of the world. Lent calls us to recognize that we do not always travel as close to God as we should, and thus cannot see the world in the way that God sees it. Yet, we all have times, places, and ways that we get so close that we can get a glimpse of that recreated world and we may know the joy of God's peace. This blog series through Lent will tell the stories of how some of us here at HVPC find ourselves close to God, and we may sprinkle in a guest post from other church leaders as well. Come journey with us!
Grace and Peace
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