“I pray that, according to the riches of his glory… Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may… know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. ” –Ephesian 3:16-19

Lenten Lesson #1: God uses the imperfect.

So today is my day off.  And before 11 a.m. I’ve already made 9 loaves of Communion bread…  I know, I know:  I need to get a life!

But, I enjoy making Communion bread.  It’s almost a “Zen experience” for me.

As I made the bread, some loaves came out nearly perfect; others quite imperfect:

But thankfully, God uses the imperfect!

Sacramentally, Lutheran Christians say that through God’s Word and Promise:

• The ordinary is capable of containing the extraordinary, and
• The finite is capable of containing the…