This week the sermon is titled: "Ready, Set, Better Go". The scriptures will be Psalm 150 and Luke 9:51-53.I want to address some thoughts about Lent and how it is a time for us to be "determined" or "tenacious" about who we are and the choices we make about life. First, we must GET READY by looking at ourselves and asking, "who am I?"..."am I being what I want to be?"...."do I need to change how I relate to others?"..."what changes should I consider making?"Secondly, we must then GET SET, which is that time between getting ready and putting ourselves into action. We must take a deep breath and focus. Jesus "set his face towards Jerusalem". He had not started to go; he just was determined to go. This is that time in our lives when we confirm our decisions.Thirdly, WE GO. Now we are in action. We got ready, we got set, and now it is time. And, it isn't always easy...the roads may be rough. We may have a few detours, much like Jesus journey from his homeland to Jerusalem, where he met his death. We become tenacious about life. We laugh and cry, live and die, but we do it with determination.These will be some of our thoughts for Sunday. Have a peaceful and safe week, and I'll look forward to seeing all of you in church.
David
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