Hey all,
So I did Lent a little different this year. This year instead of giving up something, a few friends, D, A and T decided to read a book by Alicia Britt Chole entitled 40 Days of Decrease. I learned so much from this book. Things I hadn’t thought about before.
1. Jesus knew that Judas was his betrayer, yet he still served him communion. WOW! He knew and Judas ate too. He even washed his feet.
2. On Resurrection Sunday, there was an earthquake (Matthew 28:2) and an angel came down. The earthquake was to move the stone, so that the women could see that Jesus was no longer entombed. The stone wasn’t move so Jesus could get out, but so that the women could get in. I NEVER thought of that.
3. The cathedral of Notre Dame burned and people were very sad. Even things that stood for hundreds of years can fall without warning. You had no idea that you were going to die Lisa. I wish we’d have known. I would have asked more questions. I would have tried to prepare myself somehow. I don’t think I could have prepared myself any way. In the book, the disciples lost Jesus and the author explains that it was like a dream dying. She also says, it’s ok to take time to mourn the loss of a dream. It’s ok to rest, mourn and “prepare the spices” for burial.
4. My Dad got great news. His bloodwork and cat scans show no signs of cancer. The oncologist will not say he’s cancer free, but he’s definitely doing great.
Check out the book @ 40 Days of Decrease
No comments:
Post a Comment