Lent – Season of Change We are in the season for potholes. With the spring thaw and rain, potholes are popping up everywhere, more numerous than the crocuses and daffodils. Soon work crews will be out undertaking the chore of filling them in. We know it is only a temporary fix for a long term […]
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Lent – Season of Change Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Just when it seemed that things couldn’t get worse, just when it seemed life was about to take a turn for the better, just when I thought, This is the darkness before the dawn . . . I find myself charred […]
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Lent – Season of Change Somehow, through all of the changes, all of the struggles at work, at home, struggles to just keep going every day, I have lost something. It didn’t happen overnight. It wasn’t sudden. It crept in gradually, secretly, until it stole my life from me. Until I no longer recognized who […]
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Lent – Season of Change Parents know that a wound-up, misbehaving child needs time-out, a chance to quiet down, to get his or her act back together. Even if the child is not misbehaving, parents know the dangers of just going, going, going–from one adventure to another–with a youngster, without some time-out in between. I, […]
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Lent – Season of Change Only the master surgeon cuts so deep, to the bone, destroying and healing with the same thrust of the two-edged knife. Though I think I can endure no more, the surgeon goes deeper, cutting away disease with skilled hands. These hands change me, restore my health. God is the Master […]
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Lent – Season of Change Dull ache. Pervasive. she hurts, yet she does not feel. Does this emptiness mask emotions she is unable to express, unable to accept? She doesn’t like what’s happening in her life. She hurts. She’s afraid. What is happening? Is this the birthing ground of change, of transformation? How long must […]
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Lent – Season of Change How desperately we need the example of Joseph, devoted husband, father, worker, for a society where over forty percent of marriages end in divorce. He stands as an example of love and faithfulness in marriage, accepting Mary despite the questionable situation of her pregnancy. In a society where many children […]
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Lent – Season of Change Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, or so they say. St. Patrick’s Day has been turned into an excuse for a party. In the midst of Lenten sacrifice, any excuse will do. And not just a one day party, a whole weekend full of parties, parades and green beer. […]
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Lent – Season of Change If only I knew what was happening inside me. I feel so ill at ease. Something isn’t right. Something needs to change. I have so much–everything my heart ever desired. But it isn’t enough right now. Sorrow saturates my heart. I search for something–but what? Anxiety, free floating fear that […]
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Lent – Season of Change Luke tells us to daily pick up our cross and follow Jesus. What are some of the daily crosses you have to bare? The annoying co-worker, or the irritating habits of a beloved spouse or child, chronic health problems, diabetes, back pain, arthritis, loss of sight or hearing? Whatever the […]
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