Dependence

Dependence, that is the theme this week in my Devotions for Lent, however I feel that this is the underlying theme for the entire season of Lent...to remember to whom we need to depend on. I really liked what the devotional said this morning..just a little passage about dependence, and I wanted to share it with you...

       "It's no secret that our culture values independence. The iconic Lone Ranger is an American hero. But it doesn't take long before the Lone Ranger is dwelling in a pit of misery. Even the culture so entrenched in its I-can-do-it-myself attitude was quick to assume that the pronounced isolation of Seung-Hui Cho (the perpetrator of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre) was the reason his severe unhappiness went unnoticed and ultimately led to the tragedy.
    From the very beginning of our faith story, Adam's loneliness is a sorrow to which all humanity can relate. Both God's creation of Eve for companionship and God's continued interference in human history by way of personal relationship shows that we were created to be relational human beings.
     While relationship doesn't demand the sacrifice of independence, it offers the gift of meeting our inadequaces. In such moments of weakness, we reallize the strength of dependence."

"Christianity promises to make men free; it never promises to make them independent." William Ralph Inge(USA.1860-1965)

Prayer: " Almighty God, to you all hearts are openm all desires known all secrets exposed; cleanse the thoughts of my heart by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that I may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ my Lord. Amen" Ashes to Fire

Suggested Reading: Romans 4:1-25 this speaks about Abraham's faithfulness to God, and is a testament to the beauty and importance of dependence/relationship with God.