When we are tired from an exhausting schedule, it is tempting to grab the low hanging fruit of distraction instead of demanding more from idle moments. The wisdom in Psalm 92 calls us to be rooted in an extended state of gratitude and reflection; allowing both our productive and passive moments to align with our highest intentions of spending our time in such a way that energizes our soul and connects to what matters most. It calls us to evaluate our time not by what you can get accomplished, but how your accomplishing, striving, and doing resonates with the potential of moments to align ourselves with joy, fulfillment, and restful contentment.
Read MoreGratitude has a transformative and refining quality. It reframes moments, memory, experiences, and mindsets by cutting through to what matters most in life. Through a spirit of gratitude, we are forced to recognize the gravitational pull of God’s love and locate the evidence of how that love reveals itself in your life. Gratitude, then, is a practice of both being aware of the divine in your own life and allowing yourself to be transformed by it constantly.
Read MoreThis is a liturgy I used on Ash Wednesday in 2019 as a way to begin the Lenten season. Feel free to use any of the original material in the liturgy for your own use. There is a list at the bottom with notes and annotations.
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