persistence- God's, ours, or both/and?

Is this Lenten season about our personal persistence and disciple? Is it about God's persistent effort to be known fully and revealed perfectly in Christ? Or is it a both/and?

Dear God- Japan

Sometime yesterday, shortly after posting the prayer from St Francis below, the energy released from the shifting of two tectonic plates on the ocean's floor began to shake the foundation of the earth and cause wave upon wave to rise up and plow relentlessly into the coast of Japan.

Sublime beauty everywhere? In order that we should not be frightened?

Destruction, death and despair everywhere. Terror and fear everywhere.

My God my God, where are you in this God forsaken tragedy?

"On the cross" Francis whispers of Christ. "On the cross." Beckoning with his very being to touch your face and comfort the afflicted with God's own earth shaking wave of love.

Dear God- St Francis of Assisi

Dear God, please reveal to us
your sublime
beauty

that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere

so that we will never again
feel frightened.

My divine love, my love,
please let us touch
your face.

calling cards for lent

Life is a journey. We can travel alone or together. I’m pretty sure Christ wants us to walk it together with all his talk of one body, sending people out in pairs to do his work, and promised presence when two or more gather in his name.

Last night we started a journey- together. A Lenten journey marked by a commitment to pay closer attention to God’s presence in our lives. Do we hear the pebbles bouncing off the glass of our window as God comes courting?

Three things to do this Lenten season

i. Pray for God to come calling in your life
ii. Hold fast to the knowledge that God calls in order to to give life and bear fruit through you
iii.Capture the God calling (or perceived absence) each of the next 40 days on a 2 inch by 3 inch calling card

Listen. God calls. Beckoning outside our window.