Friday Reflecion-20th February 2026
Sandra’s Soliloquy
Greetings Everyone
As we enter the period of Lent, I thought I should perhaps mention it. I write the Reflections for our Methodist Circuit FB page and my local Church, so I concentrate on the Christian Faith and generally relate things about my life, making it personal, real.
As the years have passed, I got older, less mobile and unable to get out and about, but continue to share my faith in writing this way, also recognising I have the privilege of being able to pray all day (and during the night) I accepted that I do not have to attend services to still be in service to God. We each have a unique journey and God’s role for our life. It doesn’t matter if other people don’t understand.
There is freedom from not having to live other people’s idea of how we should be, including how our faith is viewed.
Lent-the 40 days from Ash Wednesday, after Shrove Tuesday (pancake day) until Easter, days that Jesus was in the desert, fasting and praying, ignoring Satan’s temptations. Using God’s words from the Bible.
I remember even at school, others asking what you were giving up for Lent? A time of resisting temptation. Chocolate, biscuits, cake, sweets...they are the ones I remember girls saying.
Belonging to a Church, there is encouragement to make it a time to get closer to God; undertake studying a series of Scriptures; Lent groups (actually remember attending these in the past many years ago); taking up a new way of helping others; journalling; reflection.
Do you do anything? There is so much material available and you can receive daily emails from many Christian organisations to help you with this. I have to confess, I am not very good at pursuing anything regularly. I could blame this on my condition and never knowing how my energy levels will be, concentrating on anything is tiring, or information going in and being understood, often impossible. I had to release myself from feeling failure and guilt over this. God does not condemn or judge.
Today (Thursday) I looked at the first email, and was struck by one of the questions immediately- and wondered how many people would benefit from asking themselves this?
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‘What would it feel like to live with less pressure to perform, less fear of failure, less of a need to control? What might grow in that space?’ |
(The resource can be accessed from the Methodist Church online including on FB)
I think it is important that we each find a way of recognising this period and how we could use the time to help us in life.
Dear Lord, we thank You for this time to reflect on our lives and perhaps learn ways of releasing things, ideas and growing in faith and strength. We thank You for Christ’s example and for Your words that encourage and build us up.
We bring our prayers for the World, our community, families and friends to You. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.
God Bless-Sandra x