Snow started
falling late afternoon in Beech Grove, Indiana. It looked liked powdered sugar as it dusted the earth and
soon covered it. It was absolutely
beautiful and made me want to get outside and embrace its beauty. So I did! Around 9:30 p.m. I put on my coat and boots and stepped
outside into God’s wonderland. The
trees were draped with snow and my feet had to push against the snow that was
covering the earth. Since the snow
was still coming down, I could feel it in my hair and on my face and it was
WONDERFUL!
You might
ask, what does snow have to do with Lent?
I asked myself that question too.
As I walked through God’s creation last night, I was reminded of the
call to be fully awake and open to the wonder of God’s creation. We get so busy with life that we forget
to look at what is always right around us. Wake up, God says!
Look with new eyes! Yesterday’s snowfall made me look with new eyes. Through God’s grace may I look at each
day in this way.
Lent is a
time of stripping away all that hinders us from seeing God more clearly and
responding to God more fully. God is always active in our lives and in
creation. May we have eyes to see
it.
Reflection
How are you
awake to God’s action in your life?
Take some time today to walk in God’s creation. Do so fully awake to what God offers
you! Then be thankful for all the
many graces God gives.
Gracious God,
Just like the
snowfall blankets the earth
your grace covers us and leads us to life.
Open our eyes
and hearts to your love and grace
so that we might be made new and live life
fully awake to your presence.
We ask this
in the name of Jesus. Amen.
