“So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”
—John 13:14-15
Imagine sitting around the dinner table with people you love. The dining table is scattered with the remains of a meal enjoyed by all there. Your hands are on your belly, and you’re feeling full and satisfied. The food and wine were savory and sweet.
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Let me ask you a question. Are you awake to God’s presence in your life?
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Today is Fig Monday arising from St. Mark’s observation that, on the day after Palm Sunday, Christ cursed a fruitless fig tree. It’s an odd story and yet it fits in with the shape of the liturgical year.
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Going through the Passion each Lent starting on Palm Sunday, never fails to find me asking again for forgiveness and expressing my deep desire for a renewed relationship with Jesus.
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The Christian life isn’t about striving harder—it’s about surrendering deeper.
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As we enter in the final weeks of our Lenten journey, are you thirsting for God in a different way? Are you more aware of the hungers that are driving the actions of your life? We were created for praise and worship of God. Lets aspire to living the life of holiness that God thirsts for us to live. Lets pray for this grace.
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Are you finding yourself weary from the heavy burdens you carry? Do you long for the healing power of God’s presence? Here is something to think and pray about each day this week:
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The word “faith” is the most misunderstood word in the religious vocabulary. And this is unfortunate, for faith stands at the very heart of what it meansto be a Christian. The opening line of Hebrews 11 has the right definition: “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”
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It happens. Somebody speaks to me in a cutting tone.
So I want to cut right back. That’s the way life is.
But who says it has to be this way?
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My word of focus this year.
How am I doing? Do my actions meet my goals and do I make every effort to:
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Smitten With Goodness 