Lenten Devotionals Wednesday March 1, 2023: Fear for Others
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts our fear.” (1 John 4:18a) I fear for others more than for myself. I fear for my husband’s safety when he travels. I fear for my children as I send them off to school, picturing the latest lock down drill becoming a necessary reality. I […]
Lenten Devotionals Tuesday February 28, 2023: Fear of Death
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor power, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus or Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39) This scripture is often read […]
Lenten Devotionals Monday February 27, 2023: Fear of Loss
“The Lords is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Psalm 23:1) What are you afraid to lose? Your job? Your comfort? Your lifestyle? Your friends or family members? Your marriage? Your money? Your health? Do we fear loss more when we have much to lose? The psalmist trusts God will provide for his needs, like […]
Lenten Devotionals Sunday February 26, 2023: Examining Our Fear to Live with Faith
Fear of the Future “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 God knows. God plans. God desires a future for us free from harm. Yet, still we fear what might come and […]
Lent
The season of Lent is a time prayer, fasting, self-examination for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter. It lasts for a period of days 40 days (like the flood in Genesis, Moses at Mount Sinai, Elijah’s journey to Mount Horeb, and Jonah’s Ninevah experience) between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Sundays are […]
Ash Wednesday
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday. It is the first day of Lent. A time when there is a public act of confession of sins and penance. We acknowledge that all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God. We recognize that, as with all living creatures, we are mortal. Ash Wednesday is […]
