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The Godless … are misled,
their malice makes them blind.
They do not know the hidden things of God,
Wisdom 2

I’m reminded of a wise man who told me some time ago that every day he would prepare for dinner by pouring a G&T at 5.00pm. But his Lenten penance was to delay the pour until 5.15.

I appreciated the humour of this man.

Another thing I’d add to today’s Wisdom reading about the Godless is that they don’t laugh enough. They are misled into taking life (and even Lent) too seriously.

Perhaps they do not savour the beauty and surprise of the hidden things of God.

Pope Benedict once commented:

I believe God has a great sense of humour. Sometimes he gives you something like a nudge and says, ‘Don’t take yourself so seriously!’ Humour is in fact an essential element in the mirth of creation. We can see how, in many matters in our lives, God wants to prod us into taking things a bit more lightly, to see the funny side of it, to get down off our pedestal and not forget our sense of fun.

I’ve been asked a few times in recent weeks how my Lent is going. Honestly, in terms of Lenten disciplines it’s been a bit of a disaster.

However I’m rather relaxed about this because I know that I am not God-less. I’m not blind, and I am noticing the hidden things of God.

It’s the last day of the Melbourne retreat today. Days of grace and miracles. Days of seeking to notice the hidden things of God. I’m writing this reflection on Thursday evening and we have just had the final retreat session.

My hope is that every person on retreat and everyone reading this reflection today is becoming more aware of the beauty, the power, the surprise, the healing and the love present in the hidden things of God.

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Send your date and time to add to the list, and just turn up at at one of the advertised gatherings, just one hour, focussing on where we are encountering Christ.

CHRISTCHURCH
Monday 7 April 10.00am (& every Monday)
Moku cafe, Bush Inn Centre Waimairi Road.
Invitation from Trish

NEW PLYMOUTH
Thursday 10 April, 10.00am, (note change of day)
Stumble Inn, 200 Mangorei Road New Plymouth
Invitation from Joan