e-trip to Jerusalem
An Online 40 Day
Journey to Jerusalem for your body, soul, and mind.
During the 40
days of Lent, you are invited to :
1 – Read,
meditate, and pray through the Gospel of Mark, and
2 – Travel the
distance between Nazareth and Jerusalem - from Jesus’ hometown to the cross and
empty grave. The distance is about
148 kilometers or 92 miles. This averages 2.3 miles a day for 40 days (remember
we rest on the Sabbath). Travel it
anyway you want – walk it, cycle it, run it; you decide. But save the last 2.3 miles for Easter
Sunday morning as you RUN from the empty tomb with Good News!
There are 4 components to each day:
1) Daily assigned continuous reading of the Gospel of Mark
2) Guided T.R.I.P.
meditation of daily text *(see instructions below)
3) Suggested daily mileage
marker
4)
Breath prayer to be used
through the day
The T.R.I.P. Prayer Method
Since 1989, Mount Carmel has
been teaching people to pray the scriptures by encouraging people to ask four
questions as they are reading. These questions are similar to those used by
Martin Luther as he prayed through the scriptures. Use the following questions
to pray through the Gospel of Mark each day:
- THANKS: What in this text makes me
thankful?
- REGRET: What in this text causes me regret?
- INTERCESSION (prayer): What does this text lead me to pray
for?
- PURPOSE: What action does this text encourage
me to take today?
Blessings on the Journey.
