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Lent - 23 February 2009
This week sees the start of the season of Lent. A period of forty days before Easter - beginning on Ash Wednesday. Lent is a season giving us an opportunity to reflect and prepare for the celebrations of Easter.
By observing the forty days of Lent, Christians replicate Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for forty days. Easter celebrates the resurrection, Lent is a time to recall the events leading up to the Crucifixion. A time of prayer, reflection and penance. So use this time well, Jesus said ‘’Go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father in secret’’.
So before you pray, enter that room - shut the door to the noise, the trivialities. In your quiet place, sit and speak to the Father who listens and knows what you need. Use reflective reading of the Bible and ask for the Holy Spirit to be alongside you - as your companion on your journey through Lent. Resolve to use this season well, to grow and journey in faith. |
Glenn Lowde, 23/02/2009 |
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| Thurs 26 Feb 2009 - Temptations | | Paul said “I often find I have the will to do good, but not the power, that is I don’t accomplish the good things that I set out to do and the evil things that I don’t want to do...
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| Tues 24 Feb 2009 - Shrove Tuesday | | Shrove Tuesday gets its name from the ritual of shriving that Christians used to undergo and some still do. In shriving, a person confesses sins and receives absolution for them...
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| Thurs 19 Feb 2009 - I am the true vine | | Jesus said to his disciples, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts away every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit. But he trims clean every branch that does produce fruit, so that it will produce even more fruit.” ...
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| Fri 13 Feb 2009 - Needless Negativity | | I just finished reading the book “Yes Man” by Danny Wallace (it’s quite different from the film in case you have seen it). What I find interesting is the fact that our negativity means we miss out on a lot of exciting opportunities...
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| Thurs 12 Feb 2009 - Missing Mercy | | Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful....
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| Wed 11 Feb 2009 - Fickle Faith | | "O unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me." Matthew 17:17 [NIV]....
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| Fri 6 Feb 2009 - City of Angels | | God has a great sense of humour in my life, after finishing writing the devotionals I went downstairs to rest about 9pm and felt God prompting me to turn the telly on!!! ....
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| Wed 4 Feb 2009 - Shawshank Redemption | | This is one of my all time favourite movies - if you can watch it too many times, I have! Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years in this story (adapted from a Stephen King novel) ...
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| Tues 3 Feb 2009 - Run Fat Boy, Run! | | I recently attended Sunday morning at Harris School, run by CLC where Iain Bruce showed a clip of ‘Run Fat Boy, Run! – assuring us it wasn’t about him - I watched a brief clip which compelled me to borrow the film from a friend....
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| Mon 2 Feb 2009 - Pretty Woman | | Yes, this week we’re off to the movies. For someone who doesn’t watch much telly it is odd that God uses analogies through films to encourage me on my spiritual journey, but that’s Gods humour!...
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