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Dear Covenant Friends,
As I write, the cold air and light snow showers threaten the cheerful daffodils that only recently emerged. We are less than two weeks away from Easter morning. This past Sunday in worship we heard the words of the prophet Jeremiah about God’s love engraved on our hearts. We remembered the story of the ones who asked the disciples to see Jesus. We wondered about our own need for God. And we dedicated prayer shawls crocheted by loving hands to comfort the sick at Seidman Cancer Center.
During these last days of Lent, I hope you are finding ways to acknowledge your need for God and sustain your spiritual life. Something as simple as taking a walk or meditating briefly each day can build our capacity for wonder at the beauty of the world, as well as our resilience when times get tough. Thomas Merton said, Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it. In solitude and in community, let us look for Jesus, who comes to us again and again.
Affirmation of Faith, by Sarah Are
We believe that flowers need the rain.
We believe that humans need community.
We believe that bodies need rest.
We believe that hearts need connection.
We believe that mornings need sunrise.
We believe that seasons need change.
We believe that grief needs space.
We believe that change needs time.
We believe that love needs security.
We believe that pain needs art.
We believe that joy needs company.
We believe that our spirits need God.
Again and again, our spirits need God.
Fortunately for us, we trust that
God is here.
God is at work in our lives.
God is a lighthouse keeper that never gives up.
Thanks be to God.
Amen.
Here are the Lenten devotions for this week.
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