“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…
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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…
Tuesday In the Third Week of Lent
“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.” — Abraham Manslov I have had lots of experiences with bullies. I think part of their problem is the only tool they have is to be a bully. No one taught them compassion, unconditional love, or self-esteem,…
Monday In the Third Week of Lent
I have a friend who lives far away and who experienced a tragedy lately — the loss of his son. I sat down yesterday to write a note to him and his wife, and is often the case no words seemed appropriate. How often do we say we will pray for someone, knowing the words…
Third Sunday In Lent
Many of us were raised in a culture of reward and punishment. Included in that culture was our image of God as some Judge who measure outs rewards and punishments based on our conduct and even our innermost thoughts. If you were raised that way it is hard to let go of this image. I…