After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.
“I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me.” John 17:1-8
Sometimes we have to press on despite the hurdles, and sometimes we have to let go and wait to see what's next. When we have done everything we can, we have to let go and "let God." In my life as an ordained person, the hardest moments are when I have had to walk away from someone or some ministry I was very committed to. I am always amazed that the letting go brings surprising and unpredicted results, often not what I wanted but something better. In Lent, we are invited to "let go" so that God can work in us again.
Jesus recognized he has done all that he could and his earthly ministry was at it's end. He would have so much more to do in the span of a few days, but at that moment, he had to turn things over. Having done all he could do, he too had "to let go and let God." Our human minds and hearts want to push on and fix what is undone. We are invited by God in this season, to let go of all the broken pieces and see what God can do.
Today, I ask God to help me let go and trust God completely. May we be the broken vessels, together waiting for God's healing and direction. May our example bring new life and love to others.
Sometimes we have to press on despite the hurdles, and sometimes we have to let go and wait to see what's next. When we have done everything we can, we have to let go and "let God." In my life as an ordained person, the hardest moments are when I have had to walk away from someone or some ministry I was very committed to. I am always amazed that the letting go brings surprising and unpredicted results, often not what I wanted but something better. In Lent, we are invited to "let go" so that God can work in us again.
Jesus recognized he has done all that he could and his earthly ministry was at it's end. He would have so much more to do in the span of a few days, but at that moment, he had to turn things over. Having done all he could do, he too had "to let go and let God." Our human minds and hearts want to push on and fix what is undone. We are invited by God in this season, to let go of all the broken pieces and see what God can do.
Today, I ask God to help me let go and trust God completely. May we be the broken vessels, together waiting for God's healing and direction. May our example bring new life and love to others.
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