I was reading the daily devotions that come via email which today quoted part of Psalm 31:I am the scorn of all my adversaries, a horror to my neighbors, an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me. I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. It made me wonder if there is anyone whom I may have … [Read more...] about 10th day of Lent
Archives for February 2010
9th day of Lent
I learned something new about blogging. I started yesterday's post on Tuesday, but didn't finish it or post it until Thursday...the true 8th day of Lent. However, the date in the heading of the post says "Tuesday." So just in case you are very observant about such things and are therefore confused by Tuesday being the 8th day of Lent and Friday being the 9th day....such is … [Read more...] about 9th day of Lent
8th day of Lent: bluebirds’ recess
Six blue shovels scoop up the air,pause on tips of wintered stalks, thendive for the crests of crusted ice,perch precariously, roof fiddlers all, when abrash Conrail machine bullies their play,and a scatter of cobalt lifts into the pines.From Mark 12:29-31: .... You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all … [Read more...] about 8th day of Lent: bluebirds’ recess
7th day of Lent
Jesus said it this way:....Love your neighbor as yourself.Martin Luther King, Jr. said it this way: “If a man happens to be 36 years old, as I happen to be, and some great truth stands before the door of his life, some great opportunity to stand up for that which is right and that which is just, and he refuses to stand up because he wants to live a little longer and he … [Read more...] about 7th day of Lent
6th day of Lent
Love your neighbor as yourself.In his book "40 days of Living the Jesus Creed", Scot McKnight says:"To discern what prompts neighbor-love, we need to develop eyes that see and ears that hear needs."To me that means really seeing the person who is checking out my groceries, or serving me food, or passing me on the street. To see them as someone with needs, who may need a word … [Read more...] about 6th day of Lent