Posts Tagged ‘Great Lent’
2023 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…
Read More2023 Daily Lenten Journey – Day 1
Its that time again. Today is Clean Monday, the first day of the Great Fast, also known as Great Lent. I will again endeavor to provide a daily blog for our 2023 Daily Lenten Journey. I pray that our journey brings us closer to God and stronger in our faith. Let’s start with where you…
Read MoreEpisode 388 – Forgiveness, Fasting, and Giving; The Triad of Great Lent
As we prepare for Great Lent, it is crucial we forgive others. No matter what, if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us. When we fast, without putting on a show, we learn to live as God wants us to live. When we give to others, we learn to put our treasure…
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