March 1 Light Matthew 4:1-11 – Jesus experiences 3 temptations. Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’” Light triumphs over sin and temptation
Links
1. Video
2. Light Homily from Matthew 5:13-16 Rev. Becky Zartman
The Golden Hour is the time right after sunrise, or just before sunset. The light from the sun refracts in the atmosphere, casting a warm, golden hue on the earth. .. When we see by the light of Christ, everything that is close to us, the manifestly everyday experience of living, things as simple and as vital as light and water and food and shelter and community – everything – is transformed into a vehicle of grace.. A life lived in the light of Jesus is a life lived in the Golden Hour. When we live a life of faith, present to the presence of God, we begin to see the world from a new angle, with a new vastness, in a new light. Our world becomes illuminated by the light of Christ, and we are able to bask in the warm glow of God’s love, to see the everyday for what it is: a gift from God. A gift that God called good.
Our souls, like the sky, know times of darkness as well as light. Where is the light in your life?
Receive the light of God’s countenance looking on you tenderly, compassionately, hopefully, lovingly. If there is some part of you that seems quite dark, you need not be afraid of God’s light. God is fully enlightened about who you are, and what you are, why you are as you are. Which is the point of Jesus, who comes to set us free from our very dark prisons. Let the light of Jesus’ countenance shine upon you
4. Activities
March 1 – Worship in Community. Watch “Signs of Life” Video on Light
March 2 – Read the Third Song of Isaiah (BCP 87). Sit silently. Invited God to speak through this reading.
March 3 – Jesus says “I am the light of the world.” Were is the light in your life ?
March 4 – Turn off all screens. Watch darkness fall and be present to it.
March 5 – Smile at or greet everyone you see today
March 6 – Tell the truth today
March 7 – Light a candle. Dwell in the presence of Go.