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…
First Friday in the Week of Lent
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. — Spanish proverb Listening to or spreading gossip is a good thing to give up for Lent and for all time for that matter. I know our trust is well placed when we trust in God, but we also need friends who we can trust to keep our…
Thursday In the First Week of Lent
I think all of us who are on a spiritual journey envy those who have a major, even sensational, spiritual experience. Moses had the burning bush, Mary a visit from Gabriel, and Saul/Paul had a revelation in the desert. Lent usually doesn’t qualify as a sudden sensational spiritual experience but can be just as meaningful,…
Wednesday in the First Week of Lent
. . . no one who learns to know himself remains just what he was before. — Thomas Mann Through prayer, meditation, fasting, and service we change, bit by bit, day by day. Lent is all about learning about ourselves and change. A week ago on Ash Wednesday as you began your Lenten discipline, you…
Tuesday in the First Week of Lent
My father was a big proponent of “walking in another man’s shoes” before we passed judgment. As a young boy I said a lot of stupid things and my father would remind me to look at things from a different perspective. Time and wisdom have taught me that the simple phrase “walk in someone else’s…