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Dear Pathways Christian Fellowship family and friends, Pastor Frank shares:

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3/14/2025

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We continue our Lenten journey. Our search for new meaning in our lives as we travel toward the crucifixion – and resurrection.

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The question Lent poses to us is, “Who and whose will we be?”

 

We reflect on the obstacles that are part of our journey and the hope for new direction as we look ahead to the promise of Easter.

 

One thing is clear for our Lenten journey: We cannot be satisfied with superficial gestures as we make our way back to God. If we truly believe God's mysterious offer of covenant this season, we must live this covenant in both word and deed.

 

This Sunday we will reflect on the role of female images to inform our journey, as suggested by our Lenten study on Luke in Adam Hamilton’s book, “Luke: Jesus and the outsiders, outcasts and outlaws.”

 

Psalm 27 reminds us that God is ever present. God is present even during those times when our fear would have us believe that God is not present.

 

In Luke 13:31-35, the Pharisees try to trigger fear of Herod into Jesus. Jesus will have none of it and invokes a feminine image of a hen protecting its brood to say that He, Jesus, will not fear because God is hovering over Him. We too must not succumb to fear as we move onto our next Lenten task – to reach out to women, many of whom have been marginalized in some way. As victims of domestic violence, job discrimination or becoming invisible after the loss of their spouse.

 

Do not fear say the angels. Do not fear says Jesus.