Posts Tagged ‘repentance’
Hold Nothing Against Them
As Christians we are taught not to judge. More than not to judge, we are taught to forgive. The two issues are more related than you might imagine. I hear people all the time say, “I can forgive them because God will ‘take care’ of them.” That is not the example of the Saints. When…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 39 – We’re in this Together
He isn’t fasting. She isn’t saying her prayers. They never come to Church. These are the sayings of those who forget an important truth of Christ. Instead of judging others we need to remember we are in this together. Great Lent seems to bring the worst out in Orthodox Pharisees. I’ve written many times against…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 35 – Nothing God Won’t Forgive
Today we find ourselves on the edge of the final week of Great Lent and the story of extreme repentance. The Fifth Sunday of Lent commemorates the life and repentance of Saint Mary of Egypt. She was a woman that can teach a lot about repentance, if we have the right heart. She spent more…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 24 – Regret VS Shame
Yesterday I wrote about loyalty and faithfulness. It is out of loyalty that we read the daily readings from Scriptures. Today it is faithfulness that inspires us. We must ask ourselves ‘why’ the Church selects these particular readings during Great Lent. Every day we read about God’s wrath on those who sin, and God’s mercy…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 18 – Always a Way Back
Our Daily Lenten Journey this year has been about changing our hearts and returning to God. It has been about remembering that God is still trying to save us. Today I just want to remind you, no matter how lost you may feel, there is always a way back to God. After the Flood Noah…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 16 – Even in Anger God Saves Us
We cannot deny that God has revealed His anger over the centuries. With those who disobey Him, like Adam and Eve and their descendants, He allows us to struggle against our enemies, while never giving up His promise to save us. For that, I am extremely thankful. Take a moment and read today’s readings with…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 14 – God can do it all!
On the second Sunday of Great Lent, we are reminded of God’s saving power. Through the telling of the resurrection and healing miracles we expect great things from God. Then Saint Paul goes so far as to say God ‘rolls up’ heaven and earth. God can do it all! So, why do we insist on…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 13 – Check Your Heart
It is our second Saturday of the Great Fast and I have to wonder. Has our heart changed yet? All the fasting and extra prayers, and attending extra Church services; has anything changed our heart yet? Or are we still the same as we were two weeks ago? You’ve read over and over again in…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 11 – Grace and Forgiveness
Great Lent is always a blessing for my soul. Sure, my body gets a health boost from fasting, but my soul is nourished even greater by the daily readings. I feel sorry for those who think reading desert mystics is somehow ‘superior’ than the Scriptures. Today is one of those days. Right off the bat,…
Read More2026 Daily Lenten Journey Day 10 – God Never Gives Up
The benefit we have as Orthodox Christians reading the Old Testament is that we know ‘the rest of the story’ before it is even written. I feel that today. I feel God’s love today. I feel God’s constant oversight today. No matter what we do God never gives up on us. Yesterday I wrote with…
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