Mar 2011

March 8, 2011 SeekingtheSacred.org This Sunday at the Search Ash Wednesday Service & Labrynth Walk Fellowship Hall Tommorow Click here for more details. Henry Poole Is Here Click here for the movie trailer and more information  Suzanne Castle Lent is here. On Wednesday we will gather to reflect around a labyrinth (see article link on here to our event). Lent is the period before Easter when we traditionally stop, and prepare with attention to our spiritual lives. The spiritual journey of Lent is never easy. One of the great themes of Lent is doubt...how vulnerable we all are with mortality, death, temptation, resistance, repentance and holiness. It is a journey of wandering, wilderness, hunger and temptation. It is a time for a spiritual detox. Here at The Search, we will engage in thinking about the unseen and how often we choose to NOT SEE God bringing us to our knees. We will celebrate the joy of God's forgiveness and the fact that God yearns for us, searches for us, and never ever lets us go. As we do so, we will be intentional with some spiritual practices, as well. One will be the practice of name tags for each of us, EVERY SUNDAY of Lent, which begins on March 13th. We ask you to consider learning the names of those that worship alongside you, so that you can pray for them. However, we will also have the choice of filling out a covenant card that highlights other opportunities for participation and prayer in this season. Please look for those cards on March 13th and find a way to commit to the tough journey of believing, even in times of doubt. Searching alongside of you.... Suzanne What I'm listening to... Quorra: Your father was the creator.  Sam Flynn: Where do I find him?  Quorra: Make it there alive. And he'll find you.  Doubt  Doubt creeps in when you least expect it. It is like having a scratch on the inside of your mouth. You just keep poking it with your tongue. It might go away but you keep it from getting better. Is it lack of faith? Am I missing something everyone else has? Why does this feeling persist? It feeds on you, you actually feed it and it starts to take over. Sometimes the hope to make it go away is difficult to find. Many people think it is just a type of fear. Someone told me once it was just pride. When it grips you doubt is scary. It clouds your judgment in a far more subtle way than anger or hate. How does God meet us when we doubt? How can we look at it productively?  "We're not necessarily doubting God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be." ~ C.S. Lewis - Adam Fambrough