Sunday, March 15 – Lenten Journey 2020 Day 21 of 40
Halfway through the Lenten Journey we have climbed up the
hill and from the summit we look to see two paths, one behind us and even more
importantly, the path in front of us. It is this path that connects to a larger
road which is the journey of life. It takes place in a world filled with
difficulties and challenges, with disease, hatred, bigotry and war. At the same
time each of these manifestations of evil give us an opportunity to overcome
and celebrate victories in this same world. How appropriate that today the
Armenian Church prescribes the Parable of the Steward (Luke 16:1-13) as its
Lenten lesson. With a simple command: “Give me an accounting of your
stewardship” (vs. 2) we understand that ours is to manage the life God has
given us. It is a life that takes place in the here and now, in a world with
good and bad in it. The meditation for this day is to contemplate the words of
Christ himself: “For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing
with their own kind than are the people of the light.” (vs. 8)
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