37 / Depth

Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.—Matthew 4:10-11

Warm-Up:

Get outside. Go For a 10 minute walk. On Your walk, find evidence of things that have died and things that are coming alive. For example a dead leaf and a budding plant.

Round 1:

Pray:

“Lord, I am nearing the end of this Lenten journey. Through this time, I have been reminded that I was fully deserving of Your just and holy wrath. And now I believe what You say about my new condition because of what You have done for me to make me Yours. You have given me Your only Son, my true Savior, my Lord Jesus Christ. You have given me Your best to redeem me. You have taken me from the depths of despair to the heights of Your love. That is what You have done for me!”

Round 2:

Read 1 John 4:9-10 and highlight/underline/write down what stands out to you:

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

Round 3:

write out this phrase:

The depth of my worth and value is validated by what Jesus has done for me.

Burn Out:

Who can you show god’s love to today? What would that look like? Ask god for ideas. Read 1 John 4:7-8 if you need to be inspired some more. THen do it.

good friday experience:

The Way of the Cross is a Spiritual experience for Good Friday written by my friend, Jon Klinepeter. This experience is designed to be done in any home setting and can be done in as little as 20 minutes, or could take a few hours, depending on how deeply you want to reflect and engage. It can also be an individual Spiritual experience for you to walk through alone, or an entire family can walk through it together. And, it’s quarantine friendly. All of the supplies should be handy around your home.

Below are links to PDF documents that will help you prepare and experience The Way of the Cross, as well as a few links to Spotify.

The Way of The Cross Soundtrack: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has been created to be the background music for your experience. You can either play it in order or shuffle the playlist. Music can be helpful to set a tone and broaden the depth of the experience for you.  Enjoy! 

The Way of The Cross Heartbeat: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has a heartbeat sound, which will be used for one of the stations. 

All this week:

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