Direct my footsteps by
your promise, and do not let any kind of iniquity rule over me.
As we each find our own ways to mark the season
of Lent, we follow in the footsteps of centuries of others who have spent time
preparing to celebrate the resurrection of Christ.
Footsteps can be slow and meandering, or fast
paced, but we all leave them wherever we go. There are often discussions about
our carbon footprint - the amount of
carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of our activities. But
what about our spiritual footprint? All our words or actions will affect
someone or something in one way or another. By practising environmental spirituality
we can leave a better legacy for God's creation, just one example is the effect
discarded plastic is having on our oceans.
We are channels of God's blessings
in a world that can be compassionate and more environmentally friendly because
of our spiritual footprints.
Footprints in the Sand by Mary Fishback Powers
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Karen Ette
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