Being reprinted from Forward Day by Day: Psalm 32:12 Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; shout for joy, all who are true of heart.Today is the Fourth Sunday in Lent, but this day has other names too. In England, this Sunday is often called Mothering Sunday, as an opportunity to honor mothers. It’s…
Saturday In the Third Week of Lent
We are all familiar with the idea of turning something over to God, especially a serious problem. The one thing we have to do is to be sure we don’t take the problem back. Lent brings us into a new life. We find ourselves thinking about spiritual things at random times and sense we are…
Friday In the Third Week of Lent
You are almost through with the Third Week of your Lenten discipline and you are feeling the change, but you are also aware of the effort that is required to continue. You have changed, but you also realize that with the change comes additional responsibilities. In some ways the Lenten discipline is like weeding…
Thursday In the Third Week of Lent
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” — Paul Boese When we think about the service portion of our Lenten discipline I can’t think of a better thing we can do for our fellow humans than to forgive, beginning with ourselves. True forgiveness begins with ourselves and extends out of our…
Wednesday In the Third Week Of Lent
I think we are all discouraged on occasion. Whether it be over breaking Lent, or a situation at work, or a situation at home, we all have expectations and sometimes those expectations aren’t met. Discouragement is not a disease but a symptom. It is a warning signal of unrealistic expectations, self-pity, or fatigue. The cure…