Are we Zealots for Prayer?

Do we still have the passion to pray when our world is upside down?

This is one of those questions we need to ask ourselves as we approach the Lenten Season.  During this time in the Church Year many of us will embark on a Lenten Journey.  During the journey we will reflect on our spiritual lives so far this year.  This is also a time when we will truly make a sacrifice that will impact our spiritual and personal lives in order for us to be more mindful of the decisions we make in life.  Also, we have time to reflect how these decisions will impact us for the rest of our lives.

We know many people will give up physical things, but how many of us are willing to give up desires that are naturally sinful and unfruitful such as greed, gossip, negative talk, selfishness, jealously, lust, and envy.  Although the list is short and I could have included more but dealing with one of these will be a challenge in the next 40 days but the challenge is overcoming for the rest of our lives.  How easy will it be to stop doing one of these things for the next 40 days?  What will trigger an emotion that will cause you to forget you have made a covenant with God?  

The Lenten Season is apart of our Christian Heritage.  These are the last 40 days of Jesus Christ of Nazareth human life on earth.  Take the time to add a devotional and prayer time for the Lenten Journey.  I have provided the Vanderbilt Revised Lectionary Reading for Lent.  Let us take this time to focus on spiritual growth and sharing our reading with others.

As we prepare for Ash Wednesday tomorrow, let us remember the sacrifice God and Jesus Christ gave for us to say we are Christians.  Let us pick up our cross daily and return to a life of prayer, forgiveness and hope.  Prayerful, I hope this journey will help each of us rediscover our zeal for prayer again.