Message: “For Goodness Snakes” from JR. Forasteros2018-03-072018-03-11https://jrforasteros.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jrcc.jpgJR. Forasteroshttps://jrforasteros.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jrcc.jpg200px200px
What is the goal of faith? Is it safety? Is it a sense of control? Prestige and position? These were in Nicodemus’ mind when he sought out Jesus. But Jesus’ words to him are confounding: Jesus will become a snake, lifted up for the world to see. How does this image challenge our ideas of who God is and what God wants from us? How can Jesus-the-snake invite us to become more loving, more present in our world?
Ever feel like life is a blur? A constant flurry of obligations and activities and commitments? We keep ourselves so busy we don't have time to listen for the still, small voice of God calling us. Lent is a chance to slow down, to attend to all the little things that become habits that separate us from God.