Preparing for Next Week
SATURDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Preparing for Next Week Has Lent felt long for you this year, or has it gone by quickly? What have been the graces for you? Do you feel more grounded or closer to God?What prayer,…
Listen to Someone Else
FRIDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Listen to Someone Else For I hear many whisperings: ‘Terror is all around!’ … But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior. —Jeremiah 20:10-11 Forget about whispering; we hear much of the media…
When Do I Seek Strength?
THURSDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT When Do I Seek Strength? Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually. —Psalm 105:4 Theoretically, I want to follow this entreaty all the time. Realistically, I find that more often than not,…
Choosing Truth
WEDNESDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Choosing Truth You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. —John 8:31-32 I am sometimes struck that Jesus said, “The truth will make/set you free” instead of “The truth will make…
Worn Out by the Journey
TUESDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Worn Out by the Journey From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but with their patience worn out by the journey, the…
Invitation to Rest
MONDAY, FIFTH WEEK OF LENT Invitation to Rest The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. —Psalm 23:1-3 When I was…
Following Your Conscience
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Following Your Conscience I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. —Jeremiah 31:33 As far back as…
How Is Your Lent Going?
SATURDAY, FOURTH WEEK OF LENT How Is Your Lent Going? Now that we are at the end of the fourth week of Lent, this is an excellent time to review the past few weeks. How has this season been for…
Jesus Has Been There
FRIDAY, FOURTH WEEK OF LENT Jesus Has Been There The Lord is near to the broken-hearted and saves the crushed in spirit. —Psalm 34:18 Given the choice, I would prefer to follow a God who would protect me from ever…
Idolatry Today
THURSDAY, FOURTH WEEK OF LENT Idolatry Today They have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it. —Exodus…