Lenten Devotional – Week 4
Matthew 5: 7-8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. ” SUNDAY, Mar 14: BLESSED Some translators use the word ‘happiness’ as another meaning for ‘blessed.’ As if the blessing confers a state of happiness upon those who have been […]
Lenten Devotional – Tue, Mar 9: THIRSTY
Tue, Mar 9: THIRSTY When Matthew addresses hunger and thirst, we can consider them as intertwined appetites of body, mind, and spirit. Our thirst begins deep inside, born among the gaps and absences, hurts and shortcomings. Something is missing. We feel empty — or perhaps incomplete — and long to be filled. Spiritually, we’re thirsting […]
Lenten Devotional – Mon, Mar 8: HUNGRY
In the Gospel of Luke, the blessing extended by this Beatitude is offered to the appetites of the body. “Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied.” Yet the author of Matthew deliberately deepens and extends the intention of Christ’s blessing. He suggests that it is given to those who hunger for righteousness. […]
Mar 7 Worship with Communion – Lenten Season
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