Day 13: Covered in Faith

Andrew was left to his own devices with an avocado. The result, he was covered in it. We get covered in whatever our hands have been into. Work, kids, hobbies, life. What we fill our time with leaves a mark on us, both inside and out. It determines how we dress, our activity level, our mental engagement, or emotional energy.

I think I like Lent so much because it is the time of year that I intentionally seek to cover myself with God. To seep my life and my heart in mediation and prayer. I reach out and try to put my hands around faith and it squishes like ripe avocado and inevitably makes my life a little messier. I'm not all put together. I forget stuff. I miss deadlines sometime. My house gets disorganized. I take forever to get my Christmas and thank you cards out. I need to cut the grass out front. I feel bad sometimes about how much of a mess, but I can't keep myself from squishing into faith. Leaning into love. Following my heart and my call. Like Andrew, I seem to like it. This messy, God-following business makes like feel more vibrant and colorful.