Jesus stood still and called them, saying, “What do you want me to do for you?” — Matthew 20:32 Have you ever watched a champion surfer? After he fights and struggles to get past the waves, he sits on the board and is perfectly still waiting and watching. He remains at his perfect spot as…
Month: February 2016
Tuesday In the Second Week of Lent
I love the fact that Jesus taught using paradoxes. He came to turn the world upside down and that he did. Paradoxes don’t compute and yet reaffirm something in God’s universe that goes way beyond human logic. When we face our worst fears, we are given courage. When we serve others, we end up serving…
Monday In the Second Week of Lent
I read recently phrase that has stuck with me. It is part of a prayer and it goes, “Speak peace to the chaos, Lord, where the madness continues to swirl.” The Lenten season is how each of us in our own individual way try to bring peace to our own unique chaos. Whether our chaos…
Second Sunday Of Lent
It easier to speak of love, than to practice it. — Anonymous Today I am about travel on dangerous ground. God is teasing us in Charlotte with a springlike day and when spring arrives a young man (of which I’m not) turns to fancy and love. I started dating Suzy in the spring of 1971, and I’ve been…
Saturday In the First Week of Lent
Happiness is a butterfly which when pursued is just out of grasp… But if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. — Nathaniel Hawthorne If there is ever one quote that can describe the benefits of meditation Hawthorne’s is it. Lent is a time for Prayer, Meditation, Fasting, and Service. The butterfly on your…