Adventures... in Hope - Redeemer Devotions
God as lasting - Ashes to Ashes
Even when we all fall down - even when our lives appear to be nothing more than
ashes - even when we look in the mirror and wonder what it all means - even when
the day is so full of everything that does not reflect the glory of God, God is
lasting. We are given a foundation upon which we are able to 'get our feet back
underneath us' for the simple task of being the beloved of God. It is that easy
- it is a gift. And yet, we so easily forget the power that comes to life when
we remember our inheritance - a rule of love and life that is enough to transform
the ashes of the day into the vitality of the moment at hand. God as lasting is
the word of truth that does not let ashes be the end of the story. It is also the
beginning. God as lasting turns the end into a beginning and therefore makes us
unafraid to see thing turn into ashes. For beyond ashes comes the God who lasts
beyond what appears to be death and is able to reestablish life and do it with a
bit of spirit and hope. That could be call the journey to the cross - a life that
is always shaped by our God who will last through all things and carry us along
the way. So the discipline of Lent is nothing more than once again rising to meet
our God as lasting - our God as eternally available - our God who is able to create
the day anew.
O God of love and new life, raise us up again. Amen.
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