This past Sunday , the first in Lent, we used Jesus’ parable of a wedding banquet as a text to frame our gathering. I came across this beautiful benediction which we used as a sending.
The Table Benediction
by Darrell Johnson
Go now in the joy of knowing that you have been included.
Included at this table.
Included as [...]
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Lovely Benediction
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First Friday in Lent w/Evelyn Underhill
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This first Friday in Lent Evelyn Underhill encourages us that “All we do must be grounded in worship. First lift up our eyes to the hills, then turn to our own potato field and lightly fork in the manure” (18).
Our spiritual lives are a reflection of our worship habits and practices. Our souls are thirsty [...]
LENT 2009: Dying to Live (Wed Feb 25 – Sat Apr 11)
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The season of Lent is quickly coming and with this season comes a spiritual invitation for us to engage in practices of fasting and feasting. … Do we believe that only God’s presence can satisfy our souls and that as Jesus said to his disciples after speaking with the women at the well when they encouraged him to eat, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”
Lent Reading
Posted in Lent on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well. Since my last post dealt with Lenten Reading why not start fresh with this years reading. Three books to recommend this year.
1. A fictional story by Wendell Berry Jayber Crow.
2. Becoming the Answer to our Prayers: Prayer for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.
3. The Way of the Heart by Henri [...]
A Prayer for Lent
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent, Prayer on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the last two years we as a community have used this as a core prayer of our Lent journey. Let us keep seeking the Lord and praying this prayer with a corporate voice.
A Lenten Prayer
Lord open our eyes
And we shall behold Your glory.
Lord open our ears
And we shall hear Your call.
Lord open our hearts
And [...]
What is Lent?
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by John Santic
If you love the Lord, then you’ve probably imagined what more faithfulness and obedience looks like in your life. Perhaps you’ve dreamt about what freedom from an addiction or habitual sin was like. I know I have. I long for living a life more focused on God and his purposes. As [...]
A Simple Intro to Fasting
Posted in Lent, Spiritual Practices, tagged Lent on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Shelley Roxburgh
Biblically, fasting is abstaining from food for an allotted amount of time to focus on a period of spiritual growth. Fasting and prayer are often linked together (Luke 2:37, 5:33), the purpose being to take our eyes off the things of the world and instead focus on God.. “When you seek [...]
Addicted to Comfort?
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Written by Marion Warkentin Monday, 28 January 2008 Have you ever made a deliberate choice to deny yourself some form of comfort or pleasure as an act of worship to God? … Caffeinated drinks Chocolate Ice cream Baked goods TV Continuously seeking information on the Internet Cigarettes Calling friends to chat instead of calling God to chat Movies Meat Replace with: Make a list of 100 things you love about God and use this during your times of worship each day Engage in some of the practices in Boa like Meditation, Contemplation or Sacred Readings each day Commit to pray for Rebecca and the people of Albania daily Invite your neighbours over for dinner and pray for their salvation daily during Lent Go for a prayer walk on your street every day during Lent and pray for a “stirring” in the hearts of your neighbours that can only be satisfied by God Commit to praying for the Leaders of Southside everyday during Lent (and beyond!)
A Call to the Lenten Rhythm
Posted in Lent, tagged Lent on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
‘Lent calls us back to God, back to basics, back to the spiritual realities of life. It calls us to put to death the sin and the indifference we have in our hearts toward God and our fellow persons. And it beckons us once again into the joy of the Lord – the joy of [...]
