Come and See

I recall a few years ago visiting a man suffering with addictions and too many years of regrets. He had requested a pastoral visit. Yet in spite of my attempts to communicate or reach him, he sat still without speaking. I finally told him I'd be glad to come back and turned to leave. As I turned to exit, a voice quietly echoed... "Please stay."

In sharing his story, he said even his family had given up on him. He held a lot of anger inside and at this point didn't know if he could talk with God. Why would God want to listen to his anger, his regrets, so much wrong in his life. He had never learned how to talk to God...much less how to pray. I encouraged him to talk to God as he was doing with me... that God would love to hear his heart....that he was not alone.

Sometimes we journey through the days of Lent feeling inadequate to “the task” of preparing our hearts and spirits. Why? God doesn't change during this season. And even though we may uncover a renewed peace or some “aha” moment....we don't change either. The treasures we uncover may be that we are seeing or becoming more of who God is calling us to be. God is the same....and we are still God's sons and daughters.

If this sounds simple, so can our conversing with and praying to God. During this season of Lent, I would encourage you, wherever your life is now, to give yourself the peace of "just talking with God," and then listening to that still voice quietly tell you, "I am here."

By the way... I bet Jesus thought of You during His time in the desert.

Come just as you are......hear the spirit calling
Come just as you are....come and see......Come receive
Come and live forever...

Shalom,
Susan Moss