Changed By God To Make A Difference For God

Do you want to know what faith on the ground looks like? Look no further than the stories of Abraham as he wrestled with the promise of God to provide him offspring and Peter right after he confessed Jesus to be the Messiah. One developed a personal hope and trust in God who calls into existence things that are not and who gives life to the dead. The other did not. Lent, with its disciplines of confession, repentance, and self-denial, will make absolutely no sense to you if you don't understand the underlying dynamic of faith that is illustrated in these two stories. Check out what Fr. Maney has to say about this and see what you think. Lectionary texts for today are Genesis 17.1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22.22-30; Romans 4.13-25; Mark 8.31-38.