"I have given them your word, and the world has hated them ...They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth;... As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. "
One of the most challenging calls in faith is to live fully present and engaged in the world while not allowing it to shape who we are. Living out your faith truly and authentically, inevitably will piss someone off. At the heart of this journey is a way of life that is in conflict with society at large -- things like speaking truth and dying to self. For this, Jesus found himself on a cross. These 40 days invite us into a space that is uncomfortable. But by allowing the world's judgement that tries to define who we are and aren't to melt away, we make space for a new identity rooted in the divine. In this new identity we find peace that passes understanding. The calm to face storms. The depth to fight injustice. The unshakable that comes with building upon the rock.
May your journey be blessed and may you know that though you are in the world, it does not define you. Sail on.
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