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…
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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…
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,…