After a bit of theory in the previous days, some experiential observations.
Every Saturday I go to a wadi to hike. I cherish these few hours of Saturday morning greatly: you fell as you can flee the air pollution; it is certainly quiet (wow!) and I have endless admiration to those barren hills contrasting to the blue sky. A beauty of its kind. But the best of all is the fellowship of friends who walk together, solve the world's problems and drink coffee with brownies in the end (or chocolate chips cookies, or stroopwafels).
Today, there was some coffee left. But a friend kindly brought tea instead. Some people are fasting from sweets. Or chocolates. The brownie container returned full. I've felt abashed by my thoughtlessness, after all, chocolate and sweets are usually first items in the list of modern fasting. Duh!
Everybody was very supportive in general - even in the jokes, such as "we'll continue drinking coffee and eating chocolate to help you guys be stronger". Yeah, we've got the point!
Today's text is Luke 1: 39 - 45 (The Message). Mary didn't waste a minute to be with Elizabeth! I wish you a Lent full of fellowship with your brothers and sisters too!
Mary didn't waste a minute. She got up and travelled to a town in Judah in the hill country, straight to Zachariah’s house, and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby in her womb leaped. She was filled with the Holy Spirit, and sang out exuberantly,
You’re so blessed among women,
and the babe in your womb, also blessed!
And why am I so blessed that
the mother of my Lord visits me?
The moment the sound of your
greeting entered my ears,
The babe in my womb
skipped like a lamb for sheer joy.
Blessed woman, who believed what God said,
believed every word would come true!
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