I cannot feel That all is well, when darkening clouds conceal The shining sun; But then, I know He lives and loves; and say, since it is so, Thy will be done. – S.G. Browning   During Lent we still have those moments where we fail to understand why at times evil, pain, injustice, and…

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Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. – Phil. 4:6 I have written lately about God not answering our prayers in the way we ask, and God knowing what is best for us which brings on the inevitable question – Why pray? F.…

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My daughter’s little girls go “wild” when they overload on birthday cake or other forms of sugar. So being the good parent my daughter asks that I not give them too many “treats.” A grandfather can get away with a little but not a lot. Similarly when we ask God for something he knows is…

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To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. — Mission of the Greater Charlotte YMCA. I walk by this mission statement almost every morning, but I just now noticed it, and thought isn’t that what Lent is all about – building “a healthy spirit, mind, and…

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  Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling-block, or an occasion to fall, in his brother’s way. – Romans 14:13 During Lent we are more attentive to the little things that make a difference. We are conscious of not judging or throwing stones,…

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