Hope

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

Sundays in most traditions of Lent, and with anyone I've known that has practiced Lent, are traditionally viewed as "mini resurrections". They do not count towards the forty days of fasting/abstaining from *whatever*, and are days when we focus more on the resurrection than on the crucifixion. That will be my focus on Sundays, as well.

And to me, Easter Sunday represents many things, none of them as great as hope. Because Easter gives us the knowledge, through our faith, that Christ overcame death. And if Christ can overcome death, we know that He can overcome anything. There's no situation we can find ourselves in where we cannot have honest hope that Christ can save us. What a wonderful feeling.

I'm going to provide lyrics to Skillet's "You Are My Hope". If you own the song, give it a listen. If you don't either simply meditate on the lyrics, or visit YouTube and listen to the song with one of the manga videos that someone put together.

Times are hard, times have changed, don’tcha say?
But I keep holding onto you
It’s hard to keep the faith alive day to day
Leanin’ on the strength I’ve found in you
You’re the hope of all the earth

Chorus:
You are my hope
You are my strength
You’re everything, everything I need
You are my hope
You are my life
You are my hope
You are my hope

Far beyond what I can see or comprehend
Etching your eternity in me
Nations dream and angels sing “Jesus reigns”
And every knee bows down
You’re the hope of all the earth

Chorus

Carry on and I sing of how
You love and I love you now
All the times that I start to sink
You come and you rescue me
You are my hope
You are my hope
You are my hope
You are my hope

Chorus (x2)

Meditate with me, on the great hope we have, and always have through Christ our Lord.

And join me in this prayer:

Sovereign Lord,

You truly are my hope
You are the hope of all who know you
And the missing hope for those who don't

Help me to carry your hope with me every day

Teach me to trust you
Teach me to know real hope
Teach me to share that hope

Help me to carry your hope with me every day

Thank you for atonement
Thank you for you
Thank you for love

Amen.