Mosaiek Church Lent 2025: Jesus' Questions in Sufferingنموونە

“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”

-Luke 22:46 (NLT)

In creation, there are different forms of existence. We have soil and water (molecules), a few types of plants, animals, and humans. We could also speak of different levels of life. One level is not better than another, but it is different. There is more sensation, consciousness, and complexity as one moves upwards from soil to human existence. For example, animals have five senses and are more conscious than plants. So as humans, we share so much with animals (stay together, take care of each other, play, etc.) but we are self-aware, of which animals are not. We have a rational ability to reflect, imagine, and speak. We do not only act instinctively but can decide between right and wrong. We can possess self-knowledge with a consciousness of the Eternal. We can also be asleep and go through life like zombies (e.g. Day of the Living Dead). We can then live more like animals and be motivated to do things out of our basic needs for food, sex, and survival (dominance). A lower level of life is usually not life for a higher level of life. If someone has suffered brain damage, there are people who refer to such a person as a “vegetable”. Part of our awakening is to become aware of who we are. To discover something of the wonderful potential that is locked within us. Usually, this is accompanied by a desire to become fully human. It is an awakening to an awareness of a life with Him and all that is.

An animal looks at a plant with the instinct to eat it or not. We look at the lily and are carried away by a greater awareness of the Creator.

Reflection: Look out the window for a moment and observe the different forms of creation. Think about who you are… you can sense that you are part of everything… that you contain everything… but that everything (including yourself) is contained in something – someone greater. Just sit with the awareness, the feeling, without thinking about it. As the day goes on you can meditate – He is in everything – everything is in Him.

Prayer: I ask for the grace of a deep awareness of His presence in my life.