"The Lenten Pilgrimage" - Day 27

Friday, March 19th

    “Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.  Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.”

2 Timothy 1:13-14

     There are many things that influence us throughout our lives.  The voices of those around us that we assign greatest credibility, our life’s circumstances, our political leanings and our religious upbringing to name a few.

      We look to the basic teachings of our faith to provide grounding for us, to serve as an anchor in the sea of swirling opinions and quickly changing currents. 

      The teachings that have brought us to faith in Christ and opened us to God’s grace in Jesus are the work of the Spirit enabling us to love God and neighbor and to live lives of justice, mercy and compassion, while empowering us to extend forgiveness and model kindness and generosity.  It is the Holy Spirit living in us who shapes and molds us in the image of Christ, nurturing and developing the good treasure with which we’ve been entrusted. 

        Let us hold fast to every morsel of sound teaching that helps us be faithful reflections of Jesus Christ. 

Prayer

     Dear Christ of the cross, we humble our hearts before you in worship, adoration and praise.

     We thank you for the sound teachings we have received which reveal to us your eternal and

     abiding truths.  Thank you for the faithful saints who have been your witnesses in our lives,

     who have mirrored your love and helped us hunger to be more like you.  We give thanks for 

     the precious gift of our faith.  Help us hold fast to the sound teachings that immerse us in your

     faith and love.  In your holy name we pray.  Amen.