As mentioned previously, Sundays are not part of Lent, but rather always celebrations of the resurrection. To mark this distinction, instead of my thoughts on scripture, here's some interesting stuff I've stumbled upon lately...
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"Every minute that the world emphasizes the power of God more than the love of God, it will be more inclined to use force. Wherever we prize certainty more than we prize humility, we can expect to find ourselves more readily distinguishing between good people and bad people. ... And the more we do it, the more we lean toward punishing bad people for not being good, and trying to force bad people into becoming good people, as if force will work such magic, or as if we all had the same definition of good." ~ Peter Marty (Grace Matters, 5/6/2007)
"My address is like my shoes. It travels with me. I abide where there is a fight against wrong." ~Mother Jones
"One aspect of serving others is listening to the call within to express your gifts—those talents you have that make you feel infinite when you are doing them. When we express those gifts, the Holy Spirit works through us in ways we may never know directly, touching the lives, hearts, and minds of others." Joanna Bates (environmental scientist, dancer, and writer)
"I have come to understand that strength, inner strength, comes from receiving love as much as it comes from giving it. I think apart from the idea that I am a sinner and God forgives me, this is the greatest lesson I have ever learned. When you get it, it changes you... God's love will never change us if we don't accept it." Donald Miller (in Blue Like Jazz)
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