February 17 “My Peace I
Give to You” (John 14:27)
“So many people were
coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat” (Mark 6:31). How
much truer in our digital age! You can “eat on the run” but is your busy-ness
crowding out time for deep Lenten reflection, from moving past regret to the
blessings of repentance?
“In repentance and rest
you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength” (Isaiah
30:15).
“He said to them, ‘Come
with Me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’”
Our lives can get out
of control! When Jesus tried to get some rest, needy crowds interrupted His
plans. When the pace of life becomes too fast, how do we find rest? The short
answer is not always by changing our pace, but by turning toward Jesus amidst
the busy-ness. It’s not solitude that gives peace but Jesus. That’s the topic
for today’s midweek worship. CTRL+ALT+DEL: “Only Jesus can impart balm to heal
the wounded heart, peace that flows from sin forgiv’n… (LSB 611, 3). Please
join us!
CTRL+ALT+DEL: “Come with Me.” O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
Amen.
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