Today I ponder that Ash Wednesday snuck up on me – it is already LENT? Well tomorrow… How did that happen when Christmas was less than 2 months ago – or am I counting that wrong? No, truly I still have Christmas candy all over my table – at least the Halloween candy is long gone…

But really – if I think of the Christmas season less than 2 months ago – how can I even fathom that I also forgot about my Christmas mindset too! I was pondering back then – Luke 1-2 of how Jesus came – and how He started His work – and now we have to think of Him walking to the cross? Time flies – and so does the life frenzy…

But we condense time mentally too, it was thirty years before Jesus walked to the cross 

2 months ago in a devotion I said something about finding peace in pondering the Lord: “Today I ponder a Christmas Jesus – it seems that the only break from stress comes when I ask the Lord to calm the Christmas commotion in my life – it really happened 2 days ago when I was in a frenzy and just prayed and just calmed down… Returning to the Lord gave me peace back.”

That was 2 months ago and now I can’t even remember what that particular frenzy was, except that I know it was Christmas frenzy time – enough said! 

Now, I feel that tapping into our peace of purpose is paramount in pondering Lent – it is not that we rush Jesus to the cross – but that we need to slow down our stress in these days,  just like when He Jesus Himself stopped and prayed…

I wrote 2 months ago at Christmas that: “our knowledge of the Almighty Amazing Forever Hope – Jesus has victory – we best pause in that praise and ponder…” 

So yes, we recognize the Christmas Jesus because we know the Easter Jesus – we know why it was and is important for Jesus to be Jesus. We feel the pain of the Lenten Jesus and hopefully know the HOPE of the Easter Jesus.

Let us attach to OUR Easter Jesus – OUR Lenten Jesus – OUR always Jesus, now and forever…

Amen