The Fifth Sunday in Lent – Lenten Devotion – Sunday, March 17, 2024
Be Glorified
Kilpatrick
In my life Lord
Be glorified
Be glorified
In my life Lord
Be glorified today
In my heart Lord
Be glorified
Be glorified
In my heart Lord
Be glorified today
In Your Church Lord
Be glorified
Be glorified
In Your Church Lord
Be glorified today
“Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.””
Have you ever had a chair break a leg? Have you ever tried to stand on one leg for 40 days? How about one full day? An hour? Five minutes?
Jesus announces for one and for all, the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified, for us to humble ourselves except in the glory of God, for us to know what we can stand on and what will stand up. The days of standing on one leg, of trying to support ourselves or glorify ourselves in anything but God's grace alone have come to an end.
What do you base your faith on? How solid is your faith? Where do you find glory? Can you stand on your faith for 40 days, two more weeks, a day, an hour, five minutes? An eternity? Who do you glorify, in your life, heart, church, this hour? Trust and worship and believe; for the hour has come, God in the grace alone of Jesus Christ is glorified, and has glorified you for salvation's sake!
Let us pray: Jesus, today I confess I often prefer to glorify myself. By your Spirit, I see I cannot stand on that one leg very long, certainly not these last two weeks of Lent, certainly not for a lifetime, certainly not for eternity. In this very hour, all my days, by your grace in Christ alone, I will glorify you in my life, heart and church. In your name I am glorified, I am at one with you, as I pray. Amen.
An Extended Devotion On This St. Patrick's Day
Here is a special St. Patrick's Day devotion:
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.”
Happy St. Patrick's Day! So, do you have big plans to celebrate? Some people really get into it, even if they are not Irish. The music and people and gatherings and details and color add joy to the day.
What do you know about St. Patrick? Some historians tell conflicting accounts, but surprisingly many stories agree. St. Patrick was born in 385. His Christian family was of Roman citizenship. At the age of 16, St. Patrick was taken by marauders, sold into slavery, and taken to Ireland. After 6 years he escaped. Upon his escape he vowed to become a missionary. After completing his training, he then vowed to return to Ireland to evangelize the country and its people. In 432, St. Patrick arrived back in Ireland and began to Christianize the country. He died in the year 461.
It took great risk and a driven heart for St. Patrick to trust the same Spirit who raised Jesus, had come to dwell in him, to give his life to be a missionary. It took great risk to proclaim Christ. It took great risk to go back to the land and the people he had escaped from, the land and the people who had taken him into slavery, and to preach and to proclaim and to celebrate the grace of Christ which forgives and saves.
How does the same Spirit who raised Jesus, who called the Apostle Paul, who led St. Patrick, dwell in you and drive your heart today? Believe, glorify, The One who came to save and to guide St. Patrick, is glorified as he keeps his driven heart on you!
Let us pray: Jesus, it is easier for me to celebrate and not so easy to take risks. By your compassion and grace, help me hear your call, to trust your Spirit dwells in me. As I remember and celebrate the mission and ministry of St. Patrick, I surrender to the mission you have put on my heart. Keep your driven heart on me, and I will glorify you alone. In your name I boldly celebrate and proclaim the saving grace of Christ alone, as I pray. Amen.
