Seeds of Faith

Jordan’s Jargon

“On the Road with Jesus”

Do you like going on road trips? For me, there is almost nothing better than getting out on the
open road, belting out your favorite songs, and riding to a new destination with someone you
love. Alyssa and I have been on so many memorable road trips together, and there have been
moments on them where I have laughed, cried, learned, and grown as a person.

Life is often like a road trip. You have a plan for how things will go, and sometimes events
transpire in the way you planned. Often, your car blows a tire, it rains when it was supposed to
be sunny, and you’re too tired to follow the itinerary you so carefully planned. How do we
respond to these detours? How do we choose to live our lives when we meet unexpected people?
How do we meet God and connect with others in these moments?

This Lent on Sundays we are walking through various stories in the Gospels where Jesus teaches
us a little more about who he is and why it matters for us and our own walk of faith. We begin on
the wilderness road and end up in Jerusalem. Along the way we will meet a woman at a well, a
friend of Jesus who has died, and people who need healing. Jesus transforms people’s lives and
we, in turn, will also be transformed.

On Wednesdays during worship we will also be reflecting on what it means to let go of ways of
thinking and actions that may be holding us back from wholeness in life. We share these worship
services with First United Methodist, alternating between their church and ours, which is a
blessing. Join us on Wednesdays at 6:30pm for a brief worship service that centers us throughout
the season. March 4 and 18 are at Faith and March 11 and 25 are at First.

God’s peace be with you,
Pastor Jordan Louks