We are not in as close a union with God as we could be as God wants us to be, and that the obstacles are those that we erect: the idols we put in God's place, the fears that we harbor, the love that we stifle, rather than share with others. There are walls that must be shattered, paths that must be avoided, illusions that must be shattered – all for Love's sake. ~ Amy Welborn
Lent gives us away to get where we need to be. It is a living practice to take up. It is a time to look at our lives and do some life "house cleaning."
Unless we clean things out, unless we get rid of things that only burden us, our lives are cluttered and unfocused. Lent is a time to find focus and open ourselves to God's future for us.
(I began "The Thought for the Day" on March 27, 2006. It has been nearly four years! With my upcoming move to the United Methodist Church in Hampton, N.H., I have decided stop publication at the end of this month. It has been a real pleasure for me to offer these "Thoughts". Thanks for being a part of it and may God bless your journey.)
