Acts 2:37. “Now they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
Lent is over for another year, Easter has come and gone, and after all that prayer, fasting, meditation, and service you too might feel like the people listening to Peter and asking, “What should we do?”
We are open and willing to do new things, but sure could use a hint or nudge from God.
Peter told the crowd to repent, be baptized, and receive the Holy Spirit. Not a bad start.
Anne Lamott wrote a whole book on how to write. She summed it up in the title — “Bird by Bird.”
The key is not where to start, but to start. We may not get it right at first, but God will nudge, shove, and push you where he wants you go. Take that first step and then one more and whether it is word-by-word, bird-by-bird, or step-by-step the journey begins.
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