We begin a new four-week series this week called What Keeps You Awake At Night? At the end of the day, when we have finished our work and are ready for rest, often our fear and anxiety get the best of us. Rather than finding rest we find worry. Instead of being able to fall asleep, our minds turn over endless “what ifs.” We will explore passages from the Gospel of Matthew and Mark as we wonder together about how we might find comfort and security in God’s presence. Each week we will be given a daily prayer to guide our practice…..
Outline of the series
January 4 Matthew 2.1-12 Epiphany Sunday
January 11 Matthew 2.13-18
January 18 Matthew 2.19-23
January 25 Mark 1.14-20
Take time to read Matthew 2.1-12 aloud to yourself and then reflect on what keeps you awake at night? The Magi have been warned in a dream; thus they go home by another road. How do you cope with the things that keep you awake at night? How do you “go home by another road?” when you are in the midst of your fears? What strategy works for you and what does not?