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Lenten Journal
Apr 17, 2022
Suddenly...
Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 16, 2022
Indefinite Waiting
Holy Saturday is a liminal day of waiting. We know that Sunday is coming, and our wait will be temporary, but Jesus’ disciples did not...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 15, 2022
Darkness Came over
From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice,...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 14, 2022
Remembering What Is True
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat;...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 13, 2022
Unexpected Growth
Healing and growth come from the most unexpected sources. In the decades since the Chernobyl meltdown in the 1980s, most scientists agree...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 11, 2022
Flowing Water, Healing Leaves
By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 9, 2022
Being Renewed
We do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. - 2 Cor. 4:16 The God...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 8, 2022
Create, Restore, and Sustain
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 7, 2022
Trust and Community
Our journey of healing is made easier, not by persistence alone, but by building up our sense of safety and ability to trust. While we...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 6, 2022
Surrounded
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders, and the sin that so...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 5, 2022
Not a Solo Sport
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and God's love is made complete in us. - 1 John 4:12 God calls us...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 4, 2022
The Peace of Wild Things
by Wendell Berry When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 3, 2022
You Who Are Listening...
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who...
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Lenten Journal
Apr 2, 2022
Fear Not
The instruction to "fear not" is found 365 times in the Bible, in a wide variety of contexts. Fear is a natural instinct for humans....
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Lenten Journal
Apr 1, 2022
Solace in Routine Spaces
There is comfort in the routines and rhythms of life. When our worlds are shaken by what seems like endless change, fear, illness, or...
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Lenten Journal
Mar 31, 2022
Peace and Security
Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. -...
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Lenten Journal
Mar 30, 2022
Turning Toward Newness
There comes a point in our healing journey where we are able to begin to focus outward. We are able to turn our minds from within, and...
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Lenten Journal
Mar 29, 2022
Expectations of Healing
People who suffer from “long Covid” (and many other life challenges) may experience a loss in ability of tasks they could do before, but...
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Lenten Journal
Mar 28, 2022
Marks of Progress
Healing and recovery are things that take time. They happen alongside our every day lives and can often be invisible to those around us....
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Lenten Journal
Mar 26, 2022
Stones of Help
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” Hymn, Robert Robinson,1758 Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace....
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