Spring Training
Dear Fellow Disciples at St. Peter and St. Luke’s, If I told you that every spring, baseball players around the country go to Florida for spring training and then, during the regular season, these players never play baseball, you would think that is a little weird, right?
Sometimes I think we approach Lent the same way. We might fast from something (certain types of food or “giving something up”) or increase our gifts or time spent with the poor. We might even deepen our prayer or devotional life. But then 40 days pass and we’re back to “business as usual” after Easter Sunday.
What if Lent is more like spring training? What if Lent is a time to intensely train in the disciplines of discipleship that we are invited into all year long, in the spring and in the “regular season”?
As we begin the season of Lent, I invite you to go deeper in your discipleship, not so you can “give it up” in 40 days, but so that you can play even better.
Peace be with you, Pastor Matt
Preaching Focus for Lent
During the Sundays of Lent, we will be exploring the story of the prodigal son in Luke, chapter 15, from several different perspectives. We will have copies of Tim Keller’s book, The Prodigal God, available for purchase for $3.
P.S. I have a new cell phone and email address: 419-349-0181 shepherdmatt@pm.me