Commitment

It is my intent to put up a mini discussional/devotional each day of Lent. But, I may fall of that pace. I'd ask anyone who reads this to keep me accountable to it, however. Lent is a time for us to reflect and grow, and I feel that with each day bringing a new discussional/devotional and a prayer combining our program theme and Lent we can accomplish each of those in a better way. If you have a discussional/devotional for Lent that you'd like me to include, send it to me via e-mail at vicepresident@sigmatheta.org

I once debated a brother when I was an active and asked him at one point in time if he would say on his wedding day "I sort of do" or "I'll try" rather than the traditional "I do". I also once mentioned to a then-National Vice President that we're called by scripture to allow our yes to be yes and our no to be no.

I bring these up not as random quotes from my history, but rather with a specific purpose. Today is Valentine's Day, and I'm wondering about the twisted view of commitment we have in today's world, especially among "the churched". With divorce rates as high as they are, I wonder, sometimes, if "I'll try" and "I sorta do" is a better vow than "I do".

And I contrast that to Jesus, and His commitment to seeing through His journey to the Cross, an event he could not have been looking forward to. And I wonder: if Jesus could show that level of commitment to something like the cross, what if we emulate that commitment towards things we love, things we enjoy, and things we want.

Could we do that? Could we find deeper meaning to "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love"? Could we apply greater commitment to the things we hope for, the things we have faith in, and the things we love? And can we press forward towards them, for a greater good?

I'd like to think so, and I hope you do, too.

Join me in pondering how we might up our levels of commitment to the things we love.

And join me in this prayer:

Sovereign Lord,

We admit we fall short
We admit we do not perfectly hold our vows
We admit we are not always fully committed.

But we want to change

We want to reach higher
We want to keep our word
We want to remain committed

And we ask you for help to achieve this

Bring me to atonement
Bring me to you
Bring me to love

Amen