PAUSING
Find a quiet place where you can be alone. Take a few seconds or minutes to pause and be still; to breathe deeply, and to re-center any scattered thoughts or desires onto the presence of God.
PRAYING
Father God, today I remember that I came from dust, and to dust I will return. I greet You with gratitude and welcome Your Spirit who gives me life.
ENCOUNTERING HIS WORD
"Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalm 139:23-24
Today is Ash Wednesday. Brothers and sisters from all around the world today gather to journey into the Lenten season with ashes on their foreheads. Why ashes? In the Bible, it symbolizes mortality. They're also used to express grief and are a sign of repentance. Today, our eyes look to Jesus and remember that his eyes looked towards Jerusalem, where the God-man who had no sin, became sin, that we might become the righteousness of God! Today, the ash on our foreheads tells of our mortality, but in the shape of a cross it proclaims the finished work of Jesus! Whether you were able to make it to today's early morning prayer or not, we pause together to join with brothers and sisters from around the world to reflect on our life, and to ask God for forgiveness.
REFLECTING AND PRAYING
Today marks the end of our 21 days of prayer, but hopefully, not the end of prayer! I hope you experienced the voice of the Lord encouraging you and loving you over these past 5 weeks. Thank you for making the commitment of journeying alongside of your church family and committing to the discipline and gift of prayer. The point of 21 days was to remind you of how good it is to spend time with the Lord. Reflect on the last 5 weeks and ask God:
GODS PROMISE
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9
Find a quiet place where you can be alone. Take a few seconds or minutes to pause and be still; to breathe deeply, and to re-center any scattered thoughts or desires onto the presence of God.
PRAYING
Father God, today I remember that I came from dust, and to dust I will return. I greet You with gratitude and welcome Your Spirit who gives me life.
ENCOUNTERING HIS WORD
"Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting." - Psalm 139:23-24
Today is Ash Wednesday. Brothers and sisters from all around the world today gather to journey into the Lenten season with ashes on their foreheads. Why ashes? In the Bible, it symbolizes mortality. They're also used to express grief and are a sign of repentance. Today, our eyes look to Jesus and remember that his eyes looked towards Jerusalem, where the God-man who had no sin, became sin, that we might become the righteousness of God! Today, the ash on our foreheads tells of our mortality, but in the shape of a cross it proclaims the finished work of Jesus! Whether you were able to make it to today's early morning prayer or not, we pause together to join with brothers and sisters from around the world to reflect on our life, and to ask God for forgiveness.
REFLECTING AND PRAYING
Today marks the end of our 21 days of prayer, but hopefully, not the end of prayer! I hope you experienced the voice of the Lord encouraging you and loving you over these past 5 weeks. Thank you for making the commitment of journeying alongside of your church family and committing to the discipline and gift of prayer. The point of 21 days was to remind you of how good it is to spend time with the Lord. Reflect on the last 5 weeks and ask God:
- to help you see the times God was working on your heart
- to help you see how God was forgiving you of your sin AND helping you walk in faith
- for his continual embracing, encouraging, and empowering at Hebron - that we may truly become agents of His grace that experience His change.
GODS PROMISE
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9