Lent is not only a time of sacrifice and prayer, it is also a time of service to one’s neighbors, to put your body where your mouth is, so to speak. Service to a hurting and broken world takes conscious action on our part, and not just a kind thought during church or an acknowledgement…
Our Perceptions Are Made Finer
The Miracles of the Church… but upon our perceptions made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears hear what is there about us always. — Willa Cather, Death Comes For the Archbishop. Although Willa Cather is describing the miracles of the church, she could be describing what happens to us when…
Lent As A Spring Cleaning
Some people think of Lent as a spring cleaning, getting the heart, body, and mind ready for another year. I probably have used that analogy myself in previous Pews. Another way to look at Lent is a time to bring out all the tools we need to serve God and our neighbors. We improve our…
Check In With An Old Friend
You know how good it feels to hear from an old friend after a long drought. It adds a spring to your step and tends to wipe out a few doubts about where you are right now. Lent is a time to check in with a very old friend who follows your activities and movements,…
Days Sneak Up On You
If you don’t watch it the day is going to sneak up on you. — My grandmother’s warning for all kinds of things. We are two weeks into lent, two months into the year, and birthdays, weddings, and graduations are right around the corner. Growing up in Memphis I spent a lot of time at…