10 February 2008
giving up chocolate
typically for lent, many christians give something up in their lives in order to symbolize their devotion to god and jesus. this lent, we at the get connected café have decided to give up. give up to god, that is.
ok. perhaps that's a bit corny.
today we gave up chocolate, which is often a sacrifice made during lent. really, we were lifting the sweet things in life up to god, praising him and thanking him.
also, we asked for clean hearts and minds after watching a clip from chocolat. in it, père henri (played by hugh o'conor) gives this sermon:
"Do I want to speak of the miracle of our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about his divinity. I'd rather talk about his humanity. I mean, you know, how he lived his life, here on Earth. His kindness, his tolerance... Listen, here's what I think. I think that we can't go around... measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think... we've got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create... and who we include."
jesus' humanity is often overlooked. he was a real guy, just like you and me. his human example is the one we should be following, because it is the way to his divine example. there's that old saying: "to err is human; to forgive is divine." jesus showed us that for forgive can, indeed, be human.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit."
(Ps 51:10-12 AMP)
happy v-day
¶ 10:04 PM
ok. perhaps that's a bit corny.
today we gave up chocolate, which is often a sacrifice made during lent. really, we were lifting the sweet things in life up to god, praising him and thanking him.
also, we asked for clean hearts and minds after watching a clip from chocolat. in it, père henri (played by hugh o'conor) gives this sermon:
"Do I want to speak of the miracle of our Lord's divine transformation? Not really, no. I don't want to talk about his divinity. I'd rather talk about his humanity. I mean, you know, how he lived his life, here on Earth. His kindness, his tolerance... Listen, here's what I think. I think that we can't go around... measuring our goodness by what we don't do. By what we deny ourselves, what we resist, and who we exclude. I think... we've got to measure goodness by what we embrace, what we create... and who we include."
jesus' humanity is often overlooked. he was a real guy, just like you and me. his human example is the one we should be following, because it is the way to his divine example. there's that old saying: "to err is human; to forgive is divine." jesus showed us that for forgive can, indeed, be human.
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit."
(Ps 51:10-12 AMP)
happy v-day
¶ 10:04 PM
