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Dear Wandering Hearts, 

As we head towards Holy Week, I’m aware that there is still much to be explored and appreciated in this theme, following Peter’s faith journey and reflecting on our own calling and discipleship. I hope some of you have been able to incorporate the daily devotional into your Lent this year, or you have taken a chance to look through the booklet online (click here)  This week, I’d like to draw your attention to this poem from the Sanctified Art resource: 

Courage

By Rev Sarah Speed Are

We summon every ounce of courage.

We give ourselves pep talks

and we call our friends.

We dig deep within.

We practice the words out loud,

rolling them around in our mouths,

imagining the response.

We deal out every “what if” card our brain holds on to

and spend absurd amounts of time

imagining all the ways it could go wrong.

And then finally, blessedly, we say it:

I love you.

To speak the truth of your heart takes courage.

It always has.

But please,

summon your courage,

join the parade,

and speak with conviction.

For God has been saying to the world since day one:

I love you.

What is your response?

I hope that you will join the Palm Sunday parade this week, in-person or online and we learn together what it means to find our courage and to proclaim God’s love fiercely. 

 

Yours in Christ, 

Rev Michiko


 Artwork image: "Then They Remembered" by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity | @sanctifiedart