LENT APPROACHES

Since the first of the year, many pastors have been considering themes for Lent 2011.  I have chosen the theme Lutheran Spirituality based on the book by the same title.  As I study my chosen resources, I wanted to share with you some helpful Spiritual Exercises from those resources.  I recommend you try them out, and determine if they are helpful to you:

1. The Lord’s Prayer is both God’s Words to us, and our words to God.  It is a template for all our praying.  Prepare your personal list of intercessions and thanksgiving using the Lord’s Prayer as your guide.
Examples might be:

• Thy Will be done:
• help me follow Your Will, thank You for showing me Your Will concerning...
• Give us this day our daily bread:
• help me pay my home mortgage, thank You for helping us find the money to repair...

2. Begin each day, praying for the people you will meet during that day: fellow students, co-workers, friends, etc...  Do so at the end of the day, including those you forgot that morning.

May you experience the blessings of Lent, as we prepare for the joy of Easter.