Set a watch, Oh Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. – Psalms 141:3 Lent is the perfect time to remember our temptation to give quick indulgence to our disappointment or irritation. Think of all the times in your lifetime you wish you could have your words back. It is so…
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Saturday after Ash Wednesday in Lent
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. – 1 Thess. 5:14. The little worries which we meet each day May lie as stumbling-blocks across the way, Or we may make them stepping stones to be Of grace, Oh Lord. To…
Friday After Ash Wednesday
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another. – Romans 15:5 Let patience have her perfect work. – James 1:4 Very few people give up patience for Lent, at least not on purpose. But all that sacrifice can make us irritable and cause us to lose the virtue…
Thursday after Ash Wednesday
If you want to make enemies, try to change something. – Woodrow Wilson We all want to be liked. We all want to be loved. So one of the greatest impediments to change is the fear of upsetting the apple cart — offending one’s friends. Yet as we begin our Lenten discipline change is exactly what…
Ash Wednesday
Good morning! Welcome to the Canyon Ranch, Spring Practice, or simply to the comfort of your own home for Lenten Season. For over the next six weeks The Hubbell Pew expands to seven days a week as we follow the Lenten calendar. No, you don’t have to be a Christian to participate. As I…