Loving God,
Many times our hearts turn in every direction except to You. We are easily distracted by the glitter of power, glory, wealth and position. As we look at the ministry of Jesus we see that he rejected these temptations and spent his time honoring You by serving others, often the poor, marginalized and ostracized. May our lives reflect Your love and may we seek Your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. May justice, equality, peace and compassion prevail. This we pray in Jesus name, AMEN.
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Today is the tenth day of our Lenten journey. Tomorrow is the second Sunday of Lent. We are one fourth of the way through this time of reflection, seeking forgiveness and doing penance We are still gathering in the chapel at 7:00 a.m. as a part of our Lenten discipline. We can worship this evening at 5:30 p.m. or tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. or 10:15 a.m.
Ona Lee Drassen was hospitalized at St. Mary’s yesterday. Please pray for Ona Lee.
The Elders meet tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 p.m. in the Parlor. All Elders are asked to be present.
The scripture for today is Deuteronomy 34:1-12:
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho, and the LORD showed him the whole land: Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, the Negeb, and the Plain—that is, the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees—as far as Zoar. The LORD said to him, “This is the land of which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants’; I have let you see it with your eyes, but you shall not cross over there.”
Then Moses, the servant of the LORD, died there in the land of Moab, at the Lord’s command. He was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor, but no one knows his burial place to this day. Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his sight was unimpaired and his vigor had not abated. The Israelites wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; then the period of mourning for Moses was ended.
Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, because Moses had laid his hands on him; and the Israelites obeyed him, doing as the LORD had commanded Moses. Never since has there arisen a prophet in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face. He was unequaled for all the signs and wonders that the LORD sent him to perform in the land of Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants and his entire land, and for all the mighty deeds and all the terrifying displays of power that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.
Grace and peace,
John McLemore
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