Father John- Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent
In John 15 Jesus says “I am the true vine”. Father John explains how Jesus’ words hold a straightforward, challenging message, but one that is ultimately about God’s love for us.
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Lenten Reading, Day 21
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 21
Text: Ephesians 5:6-20
“Therefore do not be associated with them, for once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord.”
Lenten Reading, Day 20
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 17
Text: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
“The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.”
Day 20 Third Monday In Lent – Devotional Guide
THE FULFILLMENT: “…when I think about the people who knew me during those years it is not surprising that many of them did not understand my conversion.”
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Lenten Reading, Day 17
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 17
Text: Hebrews 6:13-20
“In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath…”
Lent Day 17 Second Friday In Lent – Devotional Guide
PRAYER AND: “to be effective pray-ers, we need to be effective lovers…real prayer comes not from gritting our teeth but from falling in love”
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Father John- Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent
Father John gives some insight into a passage from Paul’s letter to the Colossians (3:1-17) and how his advice to the Christians in Colossae is good advice for us as well.
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Lenten Reading, Day 16
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 15
Text: Romans 4:13-25
“For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith.”
Lenten Reading, Day 15
Lenten Daily Reading – Day 15
Text: Luke 12:22-34
“Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.”
Second Wednesday In Lent – Devotional Guide – Day 15
THE TENSION THAT MOLDS US: “Lord God, thank you for your never giving up on us. And even when it creates a tension between us Lord, step in and make a way for us to be united once again.”
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