Lent Journey - 2016Sample

HOLY WEEK DAILY PRAYER REQUEST: Lord, may we know you more clearly, love you more deeply and follow you more closely. DAILY THOUGHT: BETRAYAL (MARK 14:17–26) Few experiences can be more painful than betrayal. Many of us know this from our own experience. In this unholy week leading up to his crucifixion, Jesus also experiences betrayal. Peter denies him. Judas sells him out. His friends desert him. Because of these betrayals Jesus’ enemies capture him. From that moment Jesus enters his passion and faithfully fulfils his calling as the Servant-King who lays his life down for all. Could not our betrayals also become for us moments to live more passionately into our calling as Christ-followers? What would it mean for you and me to move beyond our anger and bitterness towards those who have betrayed us? DAILY PRACTICE: Pray the daily prayer request. Read the story of Jesus’ betrayal in Mark 14:17–26. What strikes you most about the way Jesus responds to his betrayals? Bring today the pain of your own betrayals to God. How is God calling you to live with them? Consider your own faithfulness to others. Have you ever betrayed someone else? Talk about this with God and listen to what God may be saying to you. Realign your life again with the vows and promises that you have made to others.