Lent Intent
Thursday, March 29, 2012 Posted by Debbie Legg
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I
have a couple of activities I like to do with my sons (ages almost 14 and 4)
that I haven’t the last few years, both because my youngest was, I felt, too
young and because Spring is arguably the busiest time of year for our farming family (did I mention we have eight birthdays/anniversaries in April alone?). This year I have vowed to be more intentional
with my sons in preparing their hearts for the message of Easter, therefore preparing
my own.
I dug
out and dusted off the carton of Resurrection Eggs
which lead our family through the events leading to Easter Sunday. I also plan to dig out my
recipe for Resurrection Rolls and make those with the boys. My
sister-in-law makes Resurrection Cookies, which are quite delicious, too. It might not be much, but it is a start.
I am
realizing, especially as my oldest prepares to enter High School, that when it
comes to Easter I have not always had my priorities in order. Teaching my sons about the greatest event in
human history cannot continue to be an ad hock priority. I simply must carve out and protect the time
I have with them. There is too much at
stake.
I
could sit here and wallow in the guilt and shame I feel for having missed
teachable moment after golden opportunity, or I can ask God to meet us right
here, right now and restore the years the locusts have eaten (Joel 2:25). I can intentionally make memories with our
family today, forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is
ahead (Phil 3:13).
I’m
looking forward to seeing what God will do with my little intention intervention.
