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DESERT FATHERS

5/8/2014

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"Do not love the world or anything in the world.  If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him."  1 John 2:15

Remember a few weeks ago, I challenged you to join me in making it a priority every day
and not just Easter weekend, to worship at the foot of the cross and at the empty tomb as we REJOICE IN HIS RESURRECTION?  Well, I was reminded of our challenge again when I read about an extraordinary phenomenon that occurred at the end of the third century in the deserts of Egypt, North Africa.  Christian men and women began to flee the cities and villages to see God in the desert.  They discerned how easy it was to lose one's soul in the entanglements found in society, so they pursued God in a radical way by moving to the desert.  They became known as the Desert Fathers.  They saw the world...........

.....as a shipwreck from which each single individual man had to swim for his life.  These were men who believed that to let oneself drift along, passively accepting the tenets and values of what they knew as society, was purely and simply a disaster.  They knew they were helpless to do any good for others as long as they floundered about in the wreckage.  But once they got a foothold on solid ground, things were different.  Then they had not only the power but even the obligation to pull the whole world to safety after them. (Thomas Merton from The Wisdom of the Desert}

This is a great illustration of our need for daily time apart with God so let's keep on keeping on friends.   Lord, we need you to show us how to "create a desert" in the midst of our full, active life in order to be with you.  Cleanse us from the pressures, illusions, and pretenses that confront us today that our lives may serve as a gift for those around us.  Amen


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Heidi
5/8/2014 05:31:57 am

Great post. Even for me as a single person, life can be/seem too complicated, even the "good" things can be distractions. Help me Lord to recognize what I can lay aside and recognize as unnecessary or atleast to cut back on whatever may distract, so I can focus fullheartedly on You without distraction. In Jesus' Name Amen!

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theresa
5/8/2014 08:46:33 am

I found since I have been off work, that this is easier to do. To just take the time I need to rest and be renewed in Jesus. Lord help each day be for Your honor and glory not mine. Amen

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Christine Priestman
5/9/2014 09:57:02 am

I have experienced walking in the spiritual wilderness and being thirsty for God in a way that I never experienced before. When God finally showed up, I was truly prepared to receive whatever He wanted to teach me. My heart was changed in a big way and I never lost the changes that God made.

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