Day 31 in the Wilderness with Jesus Christ

"Jesus Christ, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
as something to be exploited,
but emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to the point of death—
even death on a cross." (Phil 2:6-8)

This passage from Paul's letter to the Philippians is humbling and essential to our journey with Christ this Lent. In Christ, God is expressing God's desire to get down on our level and to walk with us in our life journeys. God is even willing to crawl with us if necessary, the way a parent or grandparent gets on the ground with an infant who is learning to roll over or crawl. We had that opportunity in our recent trip to Germany as we got on the ground with Evan. As we got on his level and connected with him, he learned to roll over and had the biggest smile on his face. So it is when we realize that God has come down to us to be with us, to teach us and to live with us in Jesus Christ!

There was a prayer from the Taize worship service that remembers the God who accomodates to us in Christ: "Risen Jesus, you are there close beside each person, you descend to where we are, to the very lowest point of our human condition, and you take upon yourself all that hurts us, both in ourselves and in others. You accompany every human being. Go with us as we leave this place. Remind us daily that we represent you to the world." Amen