The final theme for #lentphotos is “loss” - and here’s something that caught my attention outside the Methodist Church in Minehead earlier today:

#BigRead13 Thoughts

Well, there’s a challenge for those of us who feel time poor from ‘The Screwtape Letters’ … and our attitude to time - we feel we own 24 hours day, begrudge the time we give to work and view:

as a generous donation that further portion which he allows to religious duties.

Psalm 39:4-5 (New Living Translation)

“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.
Remind me that my days are numbered—
how fleeting my life is.
⁵ You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.�

It has become a standing (sigh) joke in my life that I’m always busy, never knowing when to slow down - even trying to do ‘I’m not busy” for Lent -which is TEN MINUTES a day has not worked every day … although I am spending time gradually sorting out processes that should create space in the long term. IT’S MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE - AND WE LOSE AN HOUR TONIGHT!

@40Acts

That’s a really encouraging point to finish on - all of our stories are important - and just because of our media saturated culture we should not value to dramatic ‘conversation’ over the slow-burn brought up in a Christian family story - amen! I have found it encouraging when in sessions about ‘sharing your testimony’ when people share what God has been doing recently - it’s not all about the conversation testimony - though that’s a time of great joy!

Brian Draper: Lent 40

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.