If we look with curiosity at people who do not share our values, they become interesting rather than threatening. — Nick Cave. Nick Cave writes: “As I’ve grown older I’ve learnt that the world and the people in it are surprisingly interesting, and that the more you look and listen, the more interesting they become. Cultivating…
New Experiences
During Lent we learn that we don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it. Too often we think of Lent as a time of sacrifice and quiet reflection, but it also can be a time where we try something new. Whether it is painting, skydiving, ballroom dancing, or pickle ball the key is…
What You Believe In
I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. — Eleanor Roosevelt. As you kickstart your Lenten experience take a few moments to consider what you believe in and care the most about. Your…
Don’t Worry
Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with Thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. — Philippians 4:6. St. Paul provides several Lenten messages in very few words. He repeats Jesus’s message that we need not be anxious — simply, turn our anxieties and worries over to God.…
Forgetting The Past
Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own, but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. — Philippians 3:13. Some read the above to say that our focus should be on letting go of worldly attachments and focusing on achieving spiritual growth. Sounds…