Consecration

Holy Week is a sacred space and time in the life of the church - we experience it with the special worship services throughout the week. So I know I'm walking on holy ground while at the church. But I'm excited to create some sacred space in my home tonight - so that I will be ever reminded of the holy ground we walk upon this week. I think the center of my space will hold a cross that I got in Guatemala. It has little metal objects nailed all over it, called "milagros". Milagros is the Spanish word for miracles. The objects are all different - some are hearts, knees, eyes, cars, books, houses. The object represents the nature of the prayer a person has. They would pin the heart or knee or eyes on the clothing of Mary or Jesus inside of the churches, as a way of lifting their prayers to God. Maybe they were praying for a broken heart, a heart in need of surgery, a cold heart. Maybe they were praying for a new pair of glasses, or eyes to see the direction God wanted them to go. That will be my center, as we remember that Jesus stands shoulder-to-shoulder with us in our struggles. And so this week we will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Jesus in remembering his struggle.
Blessings to you this week -

- Melanie