Re-Ignited – Rewards of Perseverance
Ordinary Time – Season of Stability
Sometimes Scripture fails me. It is flat and tasteless in my mouth. No words of inspiration or exhortation. Sometimes it misleads me. I focus on that which isn’t for me and ignore that which is truly directed at me.
Sometimes prayer fails me. Search though I might, I find no meaningful dialogue, no answer to my questions, no sense of peace or repose.
Sometimes God fails me. God seems distant, far away, and I’m ready to give up on God, church, prayer, Scripture, all my daily routine.
But then God reappears. In a moment, in the breeze, in a song, in a Scripture passage remembered and loved, in a ritual shared. The spark bursts forth again and I realize it was never completely lost. It was there all the time, biding time. A burning ember waiting for the right time to burst into flame.
God, help me to stay faithful to a daily routine focused on you.
I charge you to preach the word, to stay with this task, whether convenient or inconvenient–correcting, reproving, appealing–constantly teaching and never losing patience. 2 Timothy 4:2
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