Many people give something up for Lent. A few years ago a friend suggested that instead of giving something up we commit to a spiritual discipline. We committed to taking photographs each day. Over the years, this practice grew so that our photos became a reflection on Lenten themes and texts. I have been posting the photos and my reflections each day on my facebook page, but I will also be including some here over the next few weeks.
Our first photos focused on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21.
Matthew 6:5 And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others...
I doubt that I am in danger of proclaiming my piety too loudly on street corners... It seems that for me standing in the church and praying can be way of hiding from the world rather. I am in danger of hypocrisy not for my public proclamations but rather for my silence. Perhaps I need a little more street corner prayer in my life.
Matthew 6:6 But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret....
Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust consume...
This seems even more pertinent given our current economy where homes and retirement accounts are no longer places of financial security...
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