Reflections from your Co-Pastors - Thursday February 18, 2021

Reflection from your Co-Pastors February 18, 2021

Deuteronomy 30: 15-20

"...by loving your God, heeding God's voice, and holding fast to Amma/Abba God, that will mean life for you…" (verse 20)

Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, marked the beginning of Lent.

Our reading from Deuteronomy today tells us that loving God, heeding God's voice, holding fast to God, and walking in God's ways will grant us a blessed life.

"Lent," says Sister Joan Chittister, "is about becoming, doing and changing whatever it is that is blocking the fullness of life in us right now. Lent is a summons to live anew. Lent is the time to let life in again, to rebuild the worlds we've allowed to go sterile."

Now Sister Joan's statement causes me to think…

What are the world's in me that I may have allowed to go sterile? One that comes to mind immediately, is that I have not attempted to sculpt during this past several months. So I finally purchased some clay so that I might train my hands to work the clay once again. Also, finding myself at home day after day on the computer for

meetings, and classes, much of my normal activity and movement has really been cut back. I recently purchased some dance DVD's to get me moving in a new way and expand my range of motion without having to leave my home.

Attending to the revival of both these worlds, along with a faithful practice of heeding God's voice and attempting to walk in God's ways, is breaking me out of my cocoon in a new and transformative way.

What doors of your heart do you need to open this Lent to live a fuller, holier life?

Are there "worlds" you may have allowed to go "sterile" in your life? What might they be?

AMEN

Questions from Lent 2021:

To Live Anew by Joan Chittister

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Daily Lenten Prayer - Beginning Ash Wednesday

Weekdays, M-F 4:30 pm.

Join us for a 15 min daily prayer and contemplation.

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Helping Our Members in Need

Mary of Magdala's Hospitality Ministry is organizing assistance for one of our members, Joanne Gallagher.

We started a "Meal Train" and there are only 3 dates needed to be covered to complete the 3 week meal delivery. (THANK YOU ALL). Click on this Meal Train link f0r more information.

In Christ's love - Joan Chapman-Smith, Lynne Barnes, Cindy Cloyd and all of us from the Hospitality Ministry

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Service Recordings

Ash Wednesday Service The recorded version is available

via this link .

View our 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 14th Sunday service. Here is a printed version to assist with prayer and a recording of just the homily by Co-Pastor Dcn Rosean Amaral.

For all bulletins, reflections, Sunday recordings during our hiatus from celebrating together, visit our webpage. Please contact us with questions, concerns and ideas for better connection with and for the community - marymagdalafc@gmail.com

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