Today is Thursday March 28th and alongside the church across the world I am on the march with Jesus toward Jerusalem

the passion of the cross and the victory of the empty tomb.

As I enter prayer now, I slow my body and quiet my mind, setting my whole being in the presence of the living God who is ever present to me.

Aiming all of my desire at the father who loves to give good gifts to his children,

who sets a table for me in the presence of my enemies, and who

prepares a place for me even now. Oh, I'm not. For you are not a god who delights in wickedness evil may not dwell with you. The both will shall not stand before

your eyes. You hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies. The Lord appours the bloodthirsty and deceitful man. Abba Father, in this Lenten season of prayer and fasting, I remember Jesus in the

wilderness now, fasting for 40 days of testing and temptation.

Jesus resisted lesser appetites out of desire, not duty, desire for me, to call me his own and bring me home.

Holy Spirit, would you awaken my desire now, the greater hunger for which I am resisting lesser loves.

Would my day begin and my prayer flow from the deep longing that I'm holding before you

this Lenten season? for you this London season. Today we are reading from Psalm 5.

Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my groaning.

Give attention to the sound of my cry, my king and my God, for to you do I pray.

Oh Lord, in the morning you hear my voice. the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch

for you are not a god who delights in wickedness

evil may not dwell with you the bothful shall not stand before your eyes. You hate

evildoers. You destroyed those who speak lies. The Lord appours the blood

thirsty and deceitful man.

But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,

will enter your house.

I will bow down towards your holy temple

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