The story of Paul gaining a new vision for his life is relevant for our lives today.
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This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the final Sunday in the season of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week — remembering the last week of Jesus’ earthly ministry.
This Sunday is the last Sunday before we enter the season of Lent. It is known as Transfiguration Sunday — the Sunday in which we remember the experience of Jesus and three of his disciples on a mountaintop in Galilee.
It occurs to me that following means leaving. One cannot follow anyone or anything and stay put. So, if following Jesus means leaving, what does Jesus call us to leave?
I wrote this parable some years ago. It’s adapted from a riddle I’d heard as a kid. Only now has it begun to make sense to me. I hope it offers a window of illumination and inspiration for you this season of Advent in a time of COVID.
When we as a staff made the decision to go all-virtual with our programming, including ending outdoor programs, my stomach twisted with one specific realization.
It will be a different Thanksgiving holiday, for sure, but one thing will remain: We will remember to do what the holiday is supposed to remind us to do: give thanks.