If anyone was tired on Sunday night, it was Fitz and Amanda. They were involved in a soccer tournament over the weekend, and “The Sharks” won a bronze medal! Way to go, Fitz and Coach Amanda!
These indoor soccer fields are great, and there are several under one roof. Plus an area to buy food. Paige joined us to cheer on her brother and team. It is good to see how the team has developed over time. Two years ago they were like an aemobia clustered around each other, following the ball around the field. This weekend, they were playing positions and passing the ball.
Soccer is such a great sport for him – it lets him run and run and run, plus the kids learn to share the joy and game with each other. And much cheaper than hockey! And for the grandparents, the arena is much warmer.
And this weekend marked the beginning of the season of Lent. 40 days of contemplation and reflection as we journey to the cross. The Gospel speaks of Jesus going “up to Jerusalem”. An important distinction that reminds us of the place of Jerusalem geographically and theologically. His going up meant that his face was turned to the cross, and in doing so, with purpose and “in His time” coming to the place where He would lay down His life.
Here is one of my favourite passages for my own reflection:
13 Before the Passover celebration, Jesus knew that his hour had come to leave this world and return to his Father. He had loved his disciples during his ministry on earth, and now he loved them to the very end.[a] 2 It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas,[b] son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had given him authority over everything and that he had come from God and would return to God. 4 So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin.
Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him.
In an age where it seems position, power, and coercion seem to be the norm for those with wealth and power, the idea that servanthood is the model for us who follow Jesus. It is He who comes to serve, to redeem and to restore, not to coerce us into belief or behaviour.
This editorial cartoon seems to be speak towards the tone of today with the theme of Lent.
Hybrid Thoughts 