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Anxiety is a monster, an intense, often debilitating monster. It can cripple us with fear and keep us from living our lives. If there ever was a time to call out the monster, it鈥檚 now.
As we remember our Lord and Savior鈥檚 sacrifice this Easter, take some time to reflect on these passages and questions. Pray for fresh eyes and an ability to place yourself within each passage. Read them more than once to fully soak them in. And may the Holy Spirit fill us all with a renewed sense of wonder and delight as we celebrate the empty tomb!
Just like the parable, EC 鈥渟old鈥 what she had, so she could follow Jesus鈥檚 calling. She knew Jesus was the far greater treasure.
Suffice it to say, it seems like more than a few connections can be made between our situation and Jonah鈥檚 in-the-belly waiting.
Reluctant. That鈥檚 how I see the prophet Jonah in his eponymous book. I get that reluctance. I wonder if that鈥檚 why I resonate with Jonah.
Right now, we are corporately waiting. We鈥檙e waiting for this pandemic to be over. We鈥檙e also waiting to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
That, I think, is why the Lord used a star to lead the Magi. It shows us a God that wants to be found.
Knowing that we live in an ambient world is an invaluable posture for life with God when everything seems empty. It鈥檚 a life that the world of Psalm 148 pulls us into and invites our imaginations to absorb.
We are always, ever shaped by our experiences and environments. To be human is to be limited. Inescapably bubbled.