Posts Tagged ‘creation’
Finding God in the World
Much has been said over the generations about our battle with the world. As Christians we are supposed to live in the world but not be of the world. We are expected to die to the world so we can live with Christ. Is the world totally void of value? As my Old Testament professor…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 22
Growing up with loving but strict parents is a struggle that pays dividends in blessings. When we made mistakes as children, our parents corrected our behavior. The correction was normally in two parts if our parents loved us. First, we learned about our mistakes. Second, we received new expectations that considered our limitations. God does…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 5
As we approach the end of the first week of Great Lent, we reach a shift in the story of our beginnings. It was just last Sunday that the Church reminded us of the story in today’s reading from Genesis. Today, we learn what happens when we turn out back on God. The man gave…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 4
We awake from sleep. We prepare for a day of work. We return home satisfied, we hope, for the good things accomplished. We rest and sleep for another day of work. Day after day. Year after year. We do all this to fill our stomachs, put a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs,…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 3
It can be difficult to ‘see the good’ in others. Let’s face it. The daily news, the internet, even our own eyes, see just how far we have fallen as human beings. It can be depressing, but the Church wants us to have hope. The Church wants us to remember that we were created by…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 2
We have completed the first day of Great Lent, the Great Fast. The Church asks used to pray harder, fast more, and sin less. Were you successful yesterday? Many Churches began their Lenten services yesterday. Did you attend? Many say the purpose of Great Lent is repentance, and I agree. One of the meanings of…
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