I'm part of a difficult process as part of my job. Disagreement, competing priorities, different perspectives...all to be expected and all part of the process. But over time, there are days I am tired. I want to leave it for awhile. Pick it up later.
Perhaps Lent is that same kind of journey. Self-examination. Wrestling with sin. Learning. Preparing. Makes me want to take a break.
The gift of Sunday. Note that the official church calendar language says the five Sundays IN Lent, not the five Sundays OF Lent. Each Sunday is a celebration of resurrection hope. In the midst of all the things that fatigue us, Sunday worship is our respite. Sunday worship is our moment to live into the sure promise and hope that God's purposes will be accomplished, have been accomplished. Sunday defines us. We can let go of all the difficulties for the day. Jesus lives. Reconciliation and transformation are real. Breathe. Rest. Live.
And on Monday, we go back to work.
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