Day 14: Clarity
Success is His responsibility, we only need to be faithful. We can never be responsible for the response. This is Day 14 of a 40 Day Journey through Lent. If you desire to catch up, start here.
Day 12: The Gift of Sabbath
On Sundays during Lent, we’ll slow to a stop. No more working, no more spinning, just rest. Deep breaths leaning in. Because He stopped and knows that we need to too. So come to the well to be refilled, and…
Day 10: When your Work Feels Insignificant
by Summer Gross I took up residence all week on a beach towel, glancing up at the kids digging holes in the wet sand and soaking in the warmth of Soul Survivor by Philip Yancey. In it, he prepares a…
Day 9: Praying with Scripture, a Guide
John Wesley provokes us to prayer with this quote: “God does nothing on earth save in answer to believing prayer.” In response, I tremble and humble and know that my meager prayer life has not warranted calling down the kingdom to settle solid on…
Day 8: Celebrating our Smallness
There is a great comfort in the knowledge that the world does not revolve around us. We rest in powerlessness. We celebrate our smallness. We have no ability to change a mind, mend a heart, plant truth, make…
Day 7 A Person of Infinite Worth, never a Project
(my computer is at the computer doctor still. I have the joy of linking with the lovely Jen @ www.findingheaventoday.com) I’m a sucker for quick witty dialogue (I miss you West Wing!) and indie music so when Grey’s Anatomy first…
Day 6: Jesus Doesn’t Need our Sales Job
(Sorry, friends, no pictures til tomorrow. My computer’s battery connection has frayed.) They stood on my porch, chins up, one man pushing closer to the door than the other. He was clearly in charge. I opened the door after…
Day 5: Accepting our Limitations
Today we have a treat, a guest post by Paula Gamble, a spiritual director from the Pacific Northwest. She leads ReFresh retreats and blogs here. She has a beautiful Lenten Series. Here’s an excerpt: Unhurry Up into Easter: A…
Day 4: Pruning so Good News Blooms
Pruning, though painful, causes growth. We’ve got obstacles that need to be removed and this is where the life-long work of pruning comes in, removing the sin, scooping out the suffocating fear, redirecting the anger, having our minds renovated by…