Meditation for Sunday, March 13, 2011
Psalm 63:1-8(9-11), 98; Psalm 103; Deut. 8:1-10; 1 Cor. 1:17-31; Mark 2:18-22
Eat, drink, and exercise! Okay, that’s unorthodox advice, especially a few days into this special season of Lent. But that’s exactly what I feel the readings are calling me to do. There’s talk of new wine in Mark and all kinds of yumminess – honey, bread, olives, pomegranates, and more – in Deuteronomy. The Psalmist says, “My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast.”
There’s also exercise, if you count the many years of walking the Israelites did. That may sound flip, but I’m serious! In “An Altar in the World,” Barbara Brown Taylor describes the spiritual practice of walking. It’s not only good for your body, it’s good for your soul.
There’s also exercise, if you count the many years of walking the Israelites did. That may sound flip, but I’m serious! In “An Altar in the World,” Barbara Brown Taylor describes the spiritual practice of walking. It’s not only good for your body, it’s good for your soul.
Indeed, the Israelites are called to remember all those years of walking – and their utter dependence on God – when they are about to enter the land filled with those delicious foods (which, no doubt, tasted extra good after many years of manna).
This is all good advice. Nourish yourself with good food and exercise. And do so in memory of Jesus, who calls us also to take care of those who don’t have food to eat or their own shoes to walk in.
(Cynthia M)
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