Christ Church Rockville Lenten Devotion
Jer. 5:20-31
Rom. 3:19-31
John 7:1-13
The Psalm appointed for today’s reading is 103:1-4, 9-12
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits.
3 He forgives all your sins * and heals all your infirmities;
4 He redeems your life from the grave * and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;
9 He will not always accuse us, * nor will he keep his anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, * nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, * so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, * so far has he removed our sins from us.
To me Lent is a time for reflection: a time to reassess my beliefs, my values, and my sense of purpose. It is a time to sift through and decide if I am on the right track and if not what I have to do to readjust. I find the best way to do this is to ask myself the question: “What is the state of my soul?” To me my soul is my inner most self, the core of my being. My soul is beyond consciousness but I can feel it. I contact it with wordless prayer by quietly asking how it is doing —what is its state? In the silence of prayer my soul emerges and lets me know and so the reflections, the sifting begins.
Take time today to be silent and listen to what your soul has to say to you.
