Lent 9: prayerful and intentional

Here in this place new light is streaming,

now is the darkness vanished away;

see in this space our fears and our dreamings

brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in, the lost and forsaken,

gather us in, the blind and the lame;

call to us now, and we shall awaken,

we shall arise at the sound of our name.~ Gather us in...Marty Haugen

Fears and dreamings come together

sometimes collide and crash together

sometimes culminate together

sometimes conspire together in the here and now.

What fears are flying around in your life here and now?

What dreams are dancing in your life here and now?

Which one talks the lead?

Author Elizabeth Gilbert says fear can be good.

Science tells us that fear activates the part of our brain where creativity also originates.

But too often we let fear right in the front seat AND pick the radio station.

Too often we let fear cloud the future, demanding that everything be perfectly sorted out before we dare to dive in.

Can the light of Christ's presence, which is with us and for us, shine on our fears?

Can we let our lost-ness or forsaken-ness or blindness and lameness all be drenched, soaked, saturated and doused with the here-ness of God?

That might be what saves our life each minute this glorious day God has made.