Lenten Meditations: Friday 4 March

Mar 4, 2016 by

Psalms: am: 88        pm: 91, 92

OT: Gen 47:1-26                   Epistle:  1 Cor 9:16-27                        Gospel: Mark 6:47-56

FRIDAY OF LENT III: St. Adrian, Bishop of St. Andrew’s, Scotland, 874. & St. Casimir, 1482.

LITURGICAL THEME FOR THE DAY: St. Adrian was bishop and defender of the faith in Scotland against the Danish invasion, Adrian was martyred on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth in Scotland with other monks. St. Casmir is the patron Saints for Poland and Lithuania as he was royalty from those regions. He was committed to being a Christian monarch who never married so he may be of service to his people. Generosity abounded from him and many miracles ascribed to his intercession

MEDITATION OF THE DAY: The text of today’s Gospel presents three different dynamics in Jesus ministry: a) Jesus goes to the mountain alone to pray, b) he walks on the water, goes toward the disciples who are struggling against the waves of the sea, c) the people look for Jesus so that he can cure their sick. This may be an excellent passage to consider on Friday in Lent for all of us in ministry. The fruits of ministry are often inextricably linked to the demands of ministry. If one takes to prayer seriously and intently, you will find yourself under the banner of God’s Grace and as a result people will seek your prayers and or your participation in the changes chances and hurts of this life. While we marvel at Jesus in this story, he is simply being the person for others, which is what we are all called to be based on a prayerful life balanced by the gifts we have been given. Does my Lent reference that at this journey?

PRAYER OF THE DAY: Father, may our Lenten journey in this third week
prepare us to embrace the paschal mystery and to proclaim your salvation with contrite and joyful hearts. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit One God, for ever and ever. Amen

ANCIENT WISDOM/PRESENT GRACE: “To pray, I think, does not mean to think about God in contrast to thinking about other things, or to spend time with God instead of spending time with other people. Rather, it means to think and live in the presence of God. – Henri Nouwen

LENTEN DISCIPLINE – Both of the saints remembered today were Godly leaders witnessing the Gospel amidst great external adversity and persecution. Go the Voice of the Martyrs website and subscribe to the newsletter so you can stay informed how Godly people today in our own place and time are following in the Godly example of Adrian and Casmir.

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