Psalm 30, 32
Deuteronomy 7: 17-26
Titus 3: 1-15
John 1: 43-51
“Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the son of man.” - John 1:51
Lent is a time of looking at our daily lives and searching beyond our circumstances for the ultimate truth of God’s presence. We move through Lent in hopes of finding a way to see sin for what it is in ourselves, our lives, and the world around us. In seeing clearly and honestly we can name it for what it is. There is power in such honesty and the result of such powerful honesty is a clarity of what lies beyond the limitations of our broken world.
When Jesus spoke these words to Nathaniel, he had already accepted the call to follow Jesus. They had already proclaimed him the son of God and the king of Israel. Yet, Jesus still wanted to make sure that they knew that there was a deeper truth that they had entered into.
Friends, we are on the path. This Lenten journey is a chance for us to be honest about who we are so that we can know that we need Jesus. And that honesty allows us to know that there is something greater, something more amazing. We have Jesus who has died for our sin. Very truly I tell you, at Easter we will proclaim that heaven has been opened and death has been defeated because of the love of our God.
The Reverend Joshua Condon