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Sometimes, you need to let go in order to lean in closer to God. In this daily devotional for the Lenten season, bestselling author Nicole Massie Martin takes us on a hope-filled journey of letting go of all that keeps us from experiencing the joy of resurrection. Daily reflections and prayers invite us to lean into God's grace and let go of our own agendas and practices that hold us back from the abundant life God calls us to enjoy and share with the world. Whether this is your first Lenten journey or one of many, Leaning In, Letting Go inspires lasting change for all your journeys to come. Leaning In, Letting Go helps you:o Lean into God's grace and let go of our sense of controlo Lean into God's perspective and let go of our own preconceptionso Lean into God's healing and let go of our paino Explore God and ourselves with greater clarityLeaning In, Letting Go includes 40 days of scripture readings, reflections, and prayers, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing through the Easter season. Purchase copies for yourself and your entire congregation and prepare for a season of powerful spiritual growth.

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Publié par	Chalice Press
Date de parution	13 novembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780827221918
Langue	English
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LeaningIN,LettingGO A Lenten Devotional

NICOLE MASSIE MARTIN

chalice press Saint Louis, Missouri

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Bible quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from theNew Revised Standard Version Bible,copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Dear readers, I want to invite you on a journey that just might change your life. This is a journey with Christ through the cross to resurrection. For some of you, this is a familiar pathway. For others, this will be a new start. But no matter how many times you’ve been here, there are a few things we must let go along the way. Throughout life, we’ve collected quite a bit of stuff we don’t need. We have picked up bitterness from disappointment and a bit of anxiety from our need to control. We have packed some anger from unmet expectations and brought along some fear from the past. Yet this Lenten journey will not be as effective if we cannot leave those behind. Leaning in to God and letting go of these unnecessary burdens go hand in hand. This series of short devotionals written just for you will help with the process of leaning in and letting go. The scripture texts are drawn from the Revised Common Lectionary Daily Readings, Year C and are listed in the New Revised Standard Version. In order to make the most of the next seven weeks, it would be good to establish a rhythm of daily silence, reading, prayer, and meditation that suits your lifestyle. Please be prepared; leaning in can be a scary thing. You may notice things about God, and about yourself, that you did not notice before. We may take a few paces on the journey and ﬁnd that the ﬁrst glimpse of stress tempts us to pick up all that we put down. But the calling of Christ during this Lenten season is to lean into the fullness of God and let go of anything that hinders your progress. For the next 48 days, we are taking a journey that will lead us to experience Christ like never before. We will lean in to see his sufferings and experience God’s grace. We will lean in to witness Jesus’ passion and make room for divine healing. When we lean in, we let go. And who knows? We just might see a better version of ourselves emerge on the other side. So, start unpacking and let’s get ready to go. Your life-changing journey awaits.

Your fellow traveler in Christ, Nicole Massie Martin

ASH WEDNESDAY

Starting with “Why?”

Read Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21

“Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” (6:1)

“I can’t have dessert; I’m fasting.” My friend was so pleased with her denial that I almost felt a tinge of guilt as I gobbled my chocolate cake. I was proud that she decided to make a commitment to God and happy for her discipline, especially around cake. As we left our time together that day, I couldn’t stop thinking about her comment and how it made me feel. I was both happy and ashamed, inspired and embarrassed, all at the same time. Should I have been fasting too? Public displays of righteousness often seem to have this effect. They make the “righteous” feel good while simultaneously making the “unrighteous” feel bad. However, Jesus was not interested in public works. He told his disciples that those people get on earth exactly what they want: to be seen by people on earth. But he wanted them to strive for something more than temporary satisfaction. Jesus wanted them to have a relationship with God in which theirdoingcame as a result of theirbeing. He was less concerned aboutwhatthey were doing and more concerned aboutwhy. As we enter this season of Lent, Jesus reminds us that he is more concerned aboutwhywe lean in than he is aboutwhatwe let go. We are invited to fast, serve, and pray not because we’ll be recognized by people, but because of our love for God. When God is our audience, no one else has to know. So whether we choose to eat cake or deny it, whether celebrating in silence or with a loud song, God is most concerned with our motivation, not our activation. When we have the right motives, the simple act of leaning in will be all the reward we need.

Lord, help us to let go of outward piety and lean into your unfailing love. Let your presence be our pursuit and your pleasure our only reward.

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