Lent – Season of Change Some people barely finish one venture before jumping into another. They go from one job to another without a break, from one relationship to another, without stepping back to reflect, appreciate, and assimilate what they’ve learned, to grieve what they’ve lost. They never learn from the past, but constantly forge […]
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Season of Change – Lent Life seems so empty, so meaningless. Things that once gave pleasure–hobbies, personal treasure, even friends–seem hollow now: empty, dry as sun-baked sand. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth. I’m in a desert. Did they change? Did I? Do I need to change? Lent is no longer an […]
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Season of Change – Lent Why do I fear change? Is what I have so good that I can’t live without it? Is everything so good that it can’t get better? Change can provide opportunity and growth. Change can be exciting, rewarding, and joy-filled. But change means giving up my sense of security, my comfortable […]
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Season of Change – Lent Their daughter jumps with excitement, proudly waving her driver’s license. “Mom, do you need anything from the store? I’ll get it for you.” “Dad, I’ll pick up Joey from softball practice.” New freedom for her–and for her parents. Daughter, father, mother, rejoice together. But other emotions mingle amid the pride. […]
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Season of Change – Lent He did it, took the plunge. Made a commitment . . . gulp. . . till death do us part . . . The time for cold feet is past. He followed his heart, consulted his mind, went through the ceremony. Yet some coldness still remains in his feet, even […]
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Season of Change At last! The boxes are empty, their contents organized on closet shelves. After hours and days of labor, we are finally “moved in.” We love our new house in our new neighborhood, but we’ve yet to make it home. Where do we go for good pizza? Where will we find the best […]
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SEASON OF CHANGE – Ash Wednesday “Remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shall return.” The refrain is repeated as a cross of ashes is imprinted on the foreheads of those in the church. The church is crowded for 7a.m. as parents with school children, others preparing for work, stop to get their […]
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SEASON OF CHANGE – Lent Evidence of change surrounds us: the seasons progress; garden flowers bud, bloom and decay; animals are born, grow old, and die; babies scoot, crawl, toddle, and then run to explore the world. Transition is a natural part of everyday life; yet we fear it, resist it. Despite our experience with […]
Read MoreThere are forty days of Lent, fifty days in the Easter Season. That means we are meant to spend more time rejoicing than we spend repenting! And yet we fail to do that. Why? We spend so much time focusing on Lent, making sacrifices, striving to grow in our faith, then Easter comes and we […]
Read MoreEvery Lent he followed a strenuous discipline of prayer and fasting, eating very little. He considered this sacrifice to be so little in comparison to all Jesus did for us. His children, however, dreaded this season because, beset by hunger pains, he was irritable and cranky all Lent. The woman had just lost her baby. […]
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