Suffering: Chapter 19 of Joan Chittister’s “The Liturgical Year”
by Ian Walden “With or without our permission, with or without our understanding, eventually suffering comes. Then the only question is how to endure it, how to accept it, how to cope with it, how to...
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Photo credit: Britta Frahm, (b.frahm on flickr) This Lent, I’ve been thinking about the 40 years that Israel spent wandering in the desert. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I think of this...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 1): Peace
Ash Wednesday. Photo Credit: Bro. Jeffrey Pioquinto, Flickr Creative Commons Today is Ash Wednesday. Christians all over the world will bow their heads today, and receive a smudged sign of the cross on...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 2): Forbearance
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace FORBEARANCE You are a God of deep forbearance, and you desire your people to be a people of forbearance. Forgive us, Jesus, for we have been impatient and unkind....
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 3): Goodness
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance GOODNESS You are a God of enduring goodness, and you desire your people to act out that goodness in the world. Forgive us, Jesus, for we have...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 4): Faithfulness
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance Week 3: Goodness FAITHFULNESS You are a faithful God, and you desire your people to be faithful to you. Forgive us, Jesus, for we have been...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 5): Gentleness
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance Week 3: Goodness Week 4: Faithfulness GENTLENESS You are a gentle God, and you ask us to be gentle with each other. Forgive us, Jesus, for we...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (week 6): Self-Control
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance Week 3: Goodness Week 4: Faithfulness Week 5: Gentleness SELF-CONTROL You are a righteous God, and you ask us to live according to your word and...
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (Good Friday): Love
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance Week 3: Goodness Week 4: Faithfulness Week 5: Gentleness Week 6: Self-Control LOVE You are a loving God, and you ask us to love one another....
View ArticleThe Fruit of Lent (Easter Sunday): Joy
Fruit of the Spirit Week 1: Peace Week 2: Forbearance Week 3: Goodness Week 4: Faithfulness Week 5: Gentleness Week 6: Self-Control Good Friday: Love JOY You are a joyful God, and you invite us to...
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