Rob’s
Reflections
I
have heard many variations of this phrase over the years. “Life is a series of events that are either
painful or joyful, interrupted by plateaus of the common.” I suppose that on a very simplistic level
this is true. But, mostly it’s a
stripped-down version of what is really true.
Even the common can be very good if we tend to our spiritual life as
much as we do to our physical life. For
instance, what if we bought into the notion that Christmas is just too big to
waste. What I mean by this is that we do
this big runup to Christmas; carols, shopping, church, the Christmas story in
many forms, giving and receiving gifts, then the baby comes, we celebrate and
then we are off to a new year, with its hopes for a better life than the one we
leave behind. What if we continued our
joy at the Christmas season well into the next year? This would mean we could continue to enjoy
the carols. We could continue in an
attitude of giving. We could worship the
baby Jesus all year round.
I know people who do just this. They make a commitment to bring the holiday
season into the next year, and hope that their thoughts, prayers and actions
are influenced in their worship of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit. I will be endeavoring to take this attitude
into 2023. This next year doesn’t have
to be common at all. For it is true: Christmas is just too big to waste.
See you at church.
– Dr. Rob
February
Scriptures
Liturgical Colors - Green
Ash Wednesday and Lent - Purple
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February 5
Isaiah 58:1‑9a (9b‑12)
Psalm 112:1‑9 (10)
1 Corinthians 2:1‑12 (13‑16)
Matthew 5:13‑20
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February 12 Deuteronomy 30:15‑20 Psalm 119:1‑8 1 Corinthians 3:1‑9 Matthew 5:21‑37
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February 19
Exodus 24:12‑18
Psalm 2 or Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16‑21
Matthew 17:1‑9
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February 22 - Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1‑2, 12‑17 or Isaiah 58:1‑12 Psalm 51:1‑17 2 Corinthians 5:20b‑6:10 Matthew 6:1‑6, 16‑21
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February 26 - First Sunday in Lent Genesis 2:15‑17; 3:1‑7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12‑19
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