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Lenten Reflection for Friday, March 14, 2003
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| March 14, 2003
Posted on 03/14/2003 5:50:09 AM PST by NYer
Friday, First Week of Lent The Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence from meat. |
"Unless your holiness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees you shall not enter the kingdom of God." (Matthew 5:20)
Reflection.
HOW TO FAST
Fast from judging others; Feast on Christ dwelling in them.
Fast from apparent darkness; Feast on the reality of light.
Fast from pessimism; Feast on optimism.
Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God.
Fast from words that pollute; Feast on phrases that purify.
Fast from anger; Feast on patience.
Fast from worry; Feast on Divine Providence.
Fast from unrelenting pressure; Feast on unceasing prayer.
Fast from negatives; Feast on positives.
Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation.
Fast from hostility; Feast on non-resistance.
Fast from bitterness; Feast on forgiveness.
Fast from anxiety; Feast on hope.
Fast from yourself; Feast on a silent heart.
Lenten Question
Q: Why are the forty days called Lent? A: They are called Lent because that is the Old English word for spring, the season of the year during which they fall. This is something unique to English. In almost all other languages its name is a derivative of the Latin term , or "the forty days."
Lenten Action.
Be generous with your compliments today, especially to those who appear to be "down".
Prayer
I enter on this path of repentance so that in dying to self I might rise to new life. |
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"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1Ths. 5:18
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03/14/2003 5:50:09 AM PST
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NYer
To: Siobhan; american colleen; sinkspur; Lady In Blue; Salvation; Polycarp; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; ...
"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe..." Hebr. 12:28
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03/14/2003 5:52:46 AM PST
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NYer
(Kyrie Eleison)
To: NYer
See you on Monday.
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03/14/2003 5:57:15 AM PST
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Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
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