Today's devotional is from Rev. Doug King.
When I was a student in seminary I had a friend whom I nicknamed the Keuchman. He was invaluable to me. What made him such a remarkable friend was that he was a second career student. As opposed to a whole host of us in our wide-eyed 20’s, the Keuchman was in his late 40’s and he had a lot more experience of what it meant to seek to be faithful and to serve the church.
One day at lunch a group of us were discussing the best discipline to use during the season of Lent. There was lots of talk about giving up chocolate or television or some beloved indulgence. And there was the accompanying complaining about how we would end up spending more time missing what we gave up rather than focusing on any spiritual thoughts.
The Keuchman listened for a while and then he shared his Lenten discipline. He wore a class ring every day that he would constantly and absent-mindedly twirl around on his finger. In Lent he took the ring off and tucked it away. Every time he reached out to spin that ring on his finger and found it missing he would pause and be reminded of Jesus Christ and his journey to the cross.
This Lent I invite each of you to consider what you can do to be reminded of Jesus and his journey. Perhaps it is giving something up. Perhaps it is a new ritual or routine. Try something that will bring your focus upon Jesus for the days of this season. And if you find something that works for you, please share it with me.
