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What if Lent Could Rekindle Your Faith? Exploring the Kerygma
Life can take us on unexpected paths, and sometimes our faith journey can feel like it’s taken a detour. If you’ve found yourself distant from your faith, or if you’re simply curious about exploring it again, this Lenten season offers a gentle invitation to reconnect. These daily reflections focus on the Kerygma, the core message of Christianity – a message of love, hope, and new beginnings. We’ll be exploring eight key “Acts” of God’s story, from creation to our present call to partnership with Him. There’s no pressure, no judgment, just an invitation to consider a different perspective and perhaps rediscover a connection you thought was lost.
Act 3 of the Kerygma: God’s Unwavering Love
Theme
Kerygma Act 3: God’s Everlasting Love Invites Us
“Act 3: The Invitation. God does not leave us in our brokenness. He initiates a relationship with us, extending an invitation to return to Him. This invitation is not a demand but a loving call, a beckoning to experience His mercy and grace. It’s an offer to come home, to be reconciled, and to find our true identity as His beloved children.”
Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to me from afar: With age-old love I have loved you; so I have kept my mercy toward you.
Reflection
Think about that phrase: “age-old love I have loved you.” Not just humanity in general, but you, personally. God, in His infinite love, has known and loved you from before time began. This isn’t a distant, historical love; it’s a present, active love that reaches out to your heart today. This scripture from Jeremiah speaks directly to your soul, revealing a God who doesn’t wait for you to find Him, but who takes the first step, appearing “from afar” to declare His unwavering affection and mercy specifically for you.
This Lent, this invitation is whispered directly into your ear. God sees your struggles, your imperfections, and your longings, and He says, “Come home. Come back to the love that has always been yours.” Your baptism marked you as His beloved child, and this invitation is a gentle reminder of that profound truth. It’s a call to deepen your personal relationship with Him, to allow His mercy to wash over your heart, and to live out the beautiful reality of being His. Let this Lenten journey be a time of responding intimately to this loving call, drawing closer to the One who cherishes you above all else.
Prayer
My dearest God, thank you for this incredible truth – that your love is not just for the world, but deeply and personally for me. I open my heart to your invitation today. Help me to recognize and respond to your loving call, allowing your mercy to fill every part of me. I desire to live more fully as your beloved child. Amen.
Action
Find a quiet moment today to speak directly to God from your heart. Tell Him about your day, your joys, your worries. Simply be present with Him, knowing that He is listening with love. Consider this a personal conversation with the One who loves you with an age-old love.
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Sharing
Jesus last words on Earth were to his disciples, can be found in Matthew Chap 28 when Jesus told his disciples, “Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus calls all of us to share in his redemptive mission here on Earth. I would ask you to share this Scripture reflection with your family, your friends and your acquaintances, and then share it with a couple of individuals that you may may not be comfortable sharing with, keeping in mind always the words of Jesus, And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age
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