Holy cow, it’s Holy Week. Having starting this Lenten blog way back in February (did we even do March?!), it feels as though time has both flown by and stood still, all at the same time. I truly cannot wrap my mind around the fact that Lent is almost concluded, yet its presence seems to linger to the point of permanence. Perhaps that’s the point of all this, though: to feel both ready for what’s next and comforted by the routine of regularity in the context of drawing nearer to Christ.
For me, this blog has represented so much in that field of growth. My response to questions on how it’s all been going is always that I’ve found writing every day to be a discipline…but I can do it. And I actually enjoy it tremendously! Not that I didn’t already love writing, or even writing daily, but actually putting something out there with the (positive) peer pressure to check it off the list has been incredibly rewarding.
More than having something to say everyday, I’ve learned that I always have something upon which to reflect. One of my very favorite Bible verses is Roman 12:2, which states, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Committing to write each day in turn has committed me to witness God move through the world—my world—each day.
Uncertainty, fear, hopelessness…those emotions don’t go away, but they provide opportunities for us to work through them with God as our focus. Seeing the world through this lens of a relationship with Jesus makes the difficult that more bearable, more of a chance to progress. As we make our way to the cross on Friday and resurrection on Sunday, I pray to cherish the lessons I’ve learned—and am still learning—with Christ guiding me closer to his goodness, every step of the way.
Food for thought: what have you learned these past weeks? What do you seek in the week ahead?
Rachel Fisher 