Week 1 - The first step.
Jesus begins his journey by temptation in the desert. In this first week of lent we are reminded that you can’t move forward unless you are willing to be a little off balance.
You must be willing to take a chance.
As you plan for this journey we invite you to ask
- what are you going to take with you?
- What are you going to leave behind- because it weighs you down. Even Jesus faced trials along the way but he never forgot who he was and what brought him fullness of life.
Spiritual Practice - This week practice the Ignatian practice of Examen. The idea is to look for the movements of God throughout your day and life.
Ignatious expected that God would speak through our deepest feelings and yearnings, what he called “consolation” and “desolation.” For us, consolations is whatever helps us connect with ourselves, others, God and creation. Desolation is whatever disconnects us.
Think through and then pray into:
Think through and then pray into:
Consolation - What draws me close to God? What am I grateful for? What gives me life?
Desolation - What pulls me away from God? For what am I least grateful? What drains life from me?
I invite you to do this practice on your own. If you are able to I also encourage you to do this practice with your partner and/or family or a friend.
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