Today’s verse (1 Peter 2:11a-25) in #TheDisciplesWay & the reflection by Rev. Hillary Raining strike a major chord with me. I’ve always read the story of Peter’s denials as a call to courage. Courage he lacked in the moment (as many of us do when confronted/put on the spot) but overcame his fears & established what became the #Christian church.

I never looked at it quite the way that Rev. Raining does. She sees it as an example of Peter abandoning his call & his #faith which is something many of us do. Peter did it during a time of great trial. Not everyone does. For many it seems less a time of persecution & more a time of selfishness (& perhaps age). Fortunately for the church, Peter returns relatively quickly. Not everyone does. I wandered far (& near) for decades before recommitting to my #Episcopal roots & I am still #discerning my call. Many childhood friends have wandered & not yet returned. Perhaps we all must go through such denial & separation in order to find our faith.

Today's card I King of Swords 

Be discerning about where you source your information from. Not everything written down is true.

#truth #information #discerning #sourceoftruth #fakenews

#tarot #tarotmessage #LauraJK32 

Week 3 of our Lenten Soup Supper and discussion. I’m presenting a discussion on possessions. Week 1 we had 6 people. Week 2 we had 5 people. Tonight we have 2.

As someone recently said, this parish wants a lot of programs, but this parish doesn’t want to participate in programs.

#Episcopal
#LentenProgram
#Disappointed
#Discerning