March 17th, 2010
Wenesday’s Reflection
FRIENDSHIPS and intimate relationships are treasures–gifts from God–to be tenderly held and carefully cultivated, never to be rushed or taken for granted or used for any other purpose than honoring the mystery of the other. For when our relationships take root in reverence, our life with others and our life with God is truly one life.
- Dorothy C. Bass and Susan R. Briehl
On Our Way
From p. 87 of On Our Way. Copyright © 2010 by Dorothy C. Bass and Susan R. Briehl. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Give thanks to God for a special friendship. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.”
- Psalm 32:8, gnt
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for missionaries and their communities. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lent is traditionally a time for fasting. But fasting can concern things other than food. Try Creative Fasting.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Patrick of Ireland (March 17).
- Lectionary Readings:
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March 16th, 2010
Tuesday’s Reflection
ONCE WE do name hurt and deep need, we move into another dimension altogether. We are no longer trapped. A window is open, and we are able to see where we are.
- Flora Slosson Wuellner
Forgiveness, the Passionate Journey
From p. 30 of FORGIVENESS, THE PASSIONATE JOURNEY by Flora Slosson Wuellner. Copyright (c) 2001 by Flora Slosson Wuellner. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Share with God in prayer a hurt or deep need. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21, gnt
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for missionaries and their communities. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lent is traditionally a time for fasting. But fasting can concern things other than food. Try Creative Fasting.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Patrick of Ireland (March 17).
- Lectionary Readings:
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March 15th, 2010
Monday’s Reflection
O GOD, just as there is a bit of the Prodigal in each person, the Elder Brother from the parable is too often present in the Church. It is no secret that some people hesitate to join Church because of the ways that some of us have treated newcomers.
- Safiyah Fosua
The Africana Worship Book, Year C
From p. 147 of The Africana Worship Book: Year C, edited by Valerie Bridgeman Davis and Safiyah Fosua. Copyright © 2008 by Discipleship Resources. Used by permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Think about the last time you were a newcomer to a place or situation. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
When [the prodigal son] was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out, embraced him, and kissed him.
- Luke 15:20, The Message
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for missionaries and their communities. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lent is traditionally a time for fasting. But fasting can concern things other than food. Try Creative Fasting.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Patrick of Ireland (March 17).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 14th, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday’s Reflection
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER is never out of order. When the one speaking this truth does so from a position of social powerlessness all the power rests with the truth.
- Ian Lynch
Alive Now
From p. 19 of Alive Now, January/February 2010. Copyright © 2010 The Upper Room. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this magazine.
Today’s Question
When have you seen truth empower someone? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.”
- Psalm 32:8, GNT
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
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March 13th, 2010
Saturday’s Reflection
HELP US TO REMEMBER the awesome power resident in your Word, gracious God. We cannot journey effectively outside the encouragement and the accountability present in every text. Amen.
- Derek Maul
The Unmaking of a Part-Time Christian
From p. 109 in The Unmaking of a Part-Time Christian. Copyright © 2009 The Upper Room. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
What are your Bible-reading habits? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
Christ was without sin, but for our sake God made him share our sin in order that in union with him we might share the righteousness of God.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21, GNT
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 12th, 2010
Friday’s Reflection
WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE the truth of God with you in your workplace, you can become an empowering manager.
- Patricia Wilson
The Mindful Manager: The God Factor at Work
From p. 184 of The Mindful Manager: The God Factor at Work. Copyright © 2009 Patricia Wilson. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
How is God present with you at work? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
When [the prodigal son] was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out, embraced him, and kissed him.
- Luke 15:20, The Message
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 11th, 2010
Thursday’s Reflection
WHEN WE LIVE from and then out of the life of Jesus, we challenge the world.
- Garrit Scott Dawson
Weavings
From p. 43 of Weavings, Vol. XXV, No. 2. Copyright © 2010 The Upper Room. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Give Christ thanks for the changes he has made in your world. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
God—you’re my God!… If I’m sleepless at midnight, I spend the hours in grateful reflection.
- Psalm 63:1, 6, The Message
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 10th, 2010
Wednesday’s Reflection
RENEW ME, O GOD, by your far-reaching grace. Restore me, O God, to your life-giving truth that the kingdom, power, and glory are yours at this moment, on this day, for all time. Amen.
- Pamela Hawkins
The Awkward Season: Prayers for Lent
From p. 84 of The Awkward Season: Prayers for Lent. Copyright ©: 2009 by Pamela Hawkins. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Pray the prayer from The Awkward Season quoted above. Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
The Lord says, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
- Isaiah 55:9, NIV
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 9th, 2010
Tuesday’s Reflection
CHRIST, who was able to face the cross, can give you the strength to face anything and to share his strength with others.
- Vivian Bright
Stepping Out on Your Own: Devotions for High School Graduates
From p. 126 of Stepping Out on Your Own: Devotions for High School Graduates. Copyright © 2010 by Upper Room Books. Used with Permission. All Rights Reserved. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Who have you helped make stronger because of the strength of Christ in you? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
In your generous love [God] I am really living at last! My lips brim praises like fountains.
- Psalm 63:3, The Message
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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March 8th, 2010
Monday’s Reflection
THERE IS NO WOUND WITHOUT PAIN, and no pain without anger. And that anger, whether buried or exploded, is what we must learn to pay attention to and to pray if we are to offer the whole self to God.
- Kent Ira Groff
Anger: Minding Your Passions
From p. 71 of Anger: Minding Your Passion © 2010 by Fresh Air Books. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Are you comfortable sharing your anger with God? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
“My thoughts,” says the Lord, “are not like yours, and my ways are different from yours.”
- Isaiah 55:8, GNT
Follow a Lenten path of prayer at www.theawkwardseason.com.
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for people who work for equal rights. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Lenten Disciplines? Read Simplicity: A Lenten Path.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Harriet Tubman (March 10).
- Lectionary Readings:
-
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