Lenton Meditation - The Tav Cross
Resembling the last letter in the Hebrew alphabet, tav, this cross has long symbolized the fulfillment of all the promises of God in Jesus Christ, the first and the last who quenches our deepest thirst for true life (Rev. 21:6-7, John 4:13). This illustration also includes the first and last Greek letters, alpha and omega, which Scripture uses to describe Christ as the eternal God, the beginning and the end of all things. This week, prayerfully consider the promises of God and the habits that break your trust in God to satisfy you. Ask the Holy Spirit to cultivate new habits that renew your trust and patience as you wait on God. Art by Rudolf Koch (1876-1934)
- Opening Words -
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.” – John 3:16
- Prayer -
Come Holy Spirit, to all baptized in your name, that we may turn to good whatever lies ahead Give us passion, give us fire; make us transform the world from what it is, to what you have created it to be. This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- Readings -
Morning Psalm(s) - Psalm 121
A Song of Ascents.
I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD is your keeper;
the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
The LORD will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen
Old Testament - Genesis 12:1–4
Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
So Abram went, as the LORD had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
REMEMBER – Today is a feast day! Sundays are in Lent, but not of Lent. Break your fast, gather for worship with God’s people, and celebrate Christ’s resurrection.