Mosaiek Church Lent 2025: Jesus' Questions in SufferingSample

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

-Luke 22:46 (NLT)

One of the biggest aspects that is lost when I fall asleep or pass away is the fact that there is no longer physical contact with others. There is no longer an encounter that takes place and I cannot live in contact with another person. The big sleep is to lose contact with Him. When I am aware of Him, I live with Him, and I am in contact with Him. This is life. Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God (1 Peter MSG). There is nothing I can do to prevent Him from being with me. He is with me. I can only awaken, wake up, become aware of Him who is with me. Waking up is also not something I can do myself. It remains a gift, although I can say yes to it. Someone once said, I cannot make the sun rise, but I can get up early to see the sunrise. There are so many ways of life and religious practices that have been practiced practised by believers throughout the ages in an attempt to see the sunrise.

When you wake up there is something unique in the way that you come to consciousness but we can all do something to help us to be more aware of God in the morning.

Reflection: One of the oldest habits of Christians from all traditions is to start the day by going to your inner room with your Bible. Talk to Him, read a few verses, think about them, and just be there with Him.

Try to do just that, as best you can, without judging it as good or bad.

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