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College Mound UMYF have a gift for
you this Lent --
"Our Lenten Journey - 2007"
This Devotion Booklet was available at Church during the Ash
Wednesday Service and copies will remain at the Church until they
are gone. (Quantities are limited, so please just one per
family.) know as you read these daily devotions written
by the Youth and "Friends of Youth", you will be touched and
inspired by them.
The first page of the booklet contains the 'instructions' for
writing these devotions. Each one is different and
personal. As you read the scripture and their
writings, think about the person who wrote it and you will
learn more about them. Now, think about what YOU would
have written. It's probably something different -since you two
are not the same and haven't had the same experiences.
Copied below is the final words of the publication. We hope
you take it to heart.
We hope you enjoy “Our Lenten
Journey – 2007” and learn from it. Learn not only something
about the contributors, but also about YOURSELF and your
relationship with God.
If a particular devotion touched your heart, you might want
to mention it to that author!
They have all worked hard on this
book.
Thanks to all who contributed
to this endeavor in any way – either by writing a devotional,
prodding your children to write their devotional, editing,
supporting, lending equipment to put the books together, compiling – we couldn’t have
done it without you!!
Lenten Devotions by the
College Mound UMYF
February 21st
- April 7th, 2007
Lent has often been
called a “spiritual journey of the soul”. It is a journey that
leads us from the gloom and dark days of winter to the joy and light
of “Son”rise on Easter
morning! It is a period
of six weeks, or forty days - NOT INCLUDING SUNDAYS! In the words of the Bible,
it is a “LONG TIME”!
Many people think of Lent
as a time to “give up” something so it’s absence makes us
think about what Jesus gave up for us so that we can have a right
relationship with God.
Other people would rather “ADD” something
positive, encouraging, and uplifting to their lives so
they truly grow in the spirit of Christ in a more focused or
intentional way.
You might even try a combination of the two - giving up AND
adding something!
Each of the six weeks of
Lent will have a theme that we focus on as we go on our
SPIRITUAL JOURNEY:
1) Where’d I put
that?
As we get ready for the
trip, we may want to INVENTORY some things we need or
could use along the way - things that we may have forgotten where we
left them (or never had at all and need to
get)!
As we PACK
for the trip, is that item really necessary or could I leave it
behind? What do I
really need to TAKE ALONG?
2) You expect me to
ride in THAT - and sit next to THEM!!!
What is the VEHICLE
that we’ll be in on our journey? Let’s explore some ways - or
means - for “travel”: what carries us on the journey.
Who is it that
you’re traveling with?
Sometimes it’s
WHO you travel with that makes the trip fun - or not! Who will you be traveling
with?
3) “We’re
off!”
Finally we get under way
- or do we??? What are
some things that prevent us or enable us to get “on
the road again”?
4) Sights (or
SITES) along the way…
What do you expect to see
along the way - or are you looking out the
window???
What would be interesting
enough to make you stop and look at something more
closely???
5) PIT STOP! PIT
STOP! N - O -
W!!!
Sometimes you’ve
just got to stop - to eat, to “go,” to stretch, or
rest and sleep.
What are some things that
happen during our journey that slow us down and keep
us from getting to our destination?
What are some things that
we really need to do along the way that would enable
us to get to where we’re going?
6) Are we THERE
yet???
How do you know when
you’re “THERE” yet???
What are the
SIGNS that tell us where we are and how do you read
them?
In addition to each
weekly theme, there will be a daily theme with a
scripture verse that goes along with it, a
prayer, and some “packing to do”. You will be asked to pack -
that is, write down what is asked for and place it in an envelope
(your suitcase, backpack, TRUNK, etc.). (There is an envelope in the
back of this book for you to use.) We’ll bring our
“baggage” for the Easter Sunrise Service and place it
in “the first fire of Easter”.
(Please go to the "Events" page for daily
devotions.) | 
