Lent Reflections 2023: How Did I Get HERE?

 

LET US   examine  our  ways   and   test   them,  and  LET US    return to   the LORD.     Lamentations 3:40

Orangy-red dust seeped into the fabric of my white Nikes, and a … Read the rest

How This Day of LENT Finds Us

How is YOUR heart today

as you step

(or jump headlong, or tiptoe tentatively)

into LENT?

Does this day feel lonely?

Scary?

Inconvenient?

Disruptive?

Irritating?

Welcoming?

Exaggerated?

Beckoning?

Shaming?

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Live in the Moment of Life As Is

Under the same roof

     we bump into each other’s moods,
          trip over each other’s selfishness,
               startle each other when lost deeply in thought,
                     hide from one another when overwhelmed by
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Broken to Healing to Transformed

Jagged edges
Laying raw
Exposed.
Contents burst
Splattered around
Disaster.
Perfection created
Broken apart
Gone.
The culprit
Snickering maliciously
Hating.

Eden ruined

Eternal DNA
Damaged.
Broken heart
Excruciating sadness
Gasping.
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Ooops – she did it again!

Hey friends… I’m not stalking your inbox.

Truly.

I didn’t change my post notification page before sending out my last post.

It’s not January anymore!

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Do All Words Really Matter?

What is YOUR favorite word?

Kind of an unusual question, right?

Can there be such a thing?  A favorite WORD?

But think about it… there are single words that
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