| Wednesday, 13, February Ash Wednesday Lent is a fresh opportunity to receive god's grace and be healed of sin. 2 Cor. 5:20 -6:2 More on Ash Wednesday
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Thursday 14, February Free to Choose We have been given the precious gift of freedom. Let us use it to give glory to God by our decisions. Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 |
Friday 15, February Heartfelt Motivation is the Key to fasting, prayer and giving alms. May we act out of love of God. Isaiah 58: 1-9
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Saturday 16, February Joy God is the source of every good thing in our lives. To be aware of this each day brings us closer to the fullness of joy. Psalm 86 |
| Sunday 17, February Tempted, But Faithful Jesus refused to put His human needs and desires ahead of His relationship with God. May we do the same. Matthew 4: 1-11 |
Monday 18, February Holiness We are made holy and whole because the Holy One desires to give us life. God's law heals body, mind and spirit. Leviticus 19: 1-2, 11-18 |
Tuesday 19, February Simple, and Easy The Lord's Prayer simply acknowledges who we are before God and asks for what we need. Matthew 6: 7-15 |
Wednesday 20, February Mercy Our hope is in God's mercy, no matter what we have done or failed to do. Ask for God's mercy, and you will receive it. Psalm 51 |
| Thursday 21, February Strength in Prayer Through prayer and worship, God Strengthens us to resist sin and grow in faith, hope and love. Psalm 138 |
Friday 22, February Chair of Peter Through the proclamation of the Gospel, Jesus' saving love is reveled to us. Matthew 5: 20-26
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Saturday 23, February God's Desire For Us The story of salvation is the story of God's desire to share divine life with all humanity. Deuteronomy 26:16-19 |
Sunday 24, February Promise The promise God made to Abram is also made to us: we will be made great by "going forth," trusting in God. Genesis 12: 1-4 |
| Monday 25, February A Lenten Resolution Resolve to be more like Christ this Lent, forgiving others whether they seem to deserve it or not. Psalm 79 |
Tuesday 26, February Humility Those who are humble enough can receive all God wants to give. May we all have the grace of real humility. Matthew 23 1-12 |
Wednesday 27, February Trust If you are faithful to God, you will encounter opposition. When that happens, trust in the justice of the Lord. Jeremiah 18: 18-20 |
Thursday 28, February Refreshment Put your hope in God and you will be strengthened, especially during the tough times of your life. Luke 16:19-31 |
| Friday 1, March Sustained Persecuted by his own brothers, Joseph was sustained by the providence of the Lord. Psalm 105
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Saturday 2, March Thankful We can only begin to be grateful for all God's blessings. Our song of thanksgiving will go on forever. Psalm 103 |
Sunday 3, March Hope Like the woman at the well, may we encounter the Lord as we go about the duties of ordinary life. John 4: 5-42 |
Monday 4, March Ordinary God can do extraordinary things in our lives. We need to trust God's judgment about what needs to be done. 2 Kings 5:1-15 |
| Tuesday 5, March The Way We can know what God wants us to do by taking the time to pray and listen to God's voice in our heart. Psalm 25 |
Wednesday 6, March Memory Looking back, we can see that God has been with us, even in the hard times. Trust that God will always be with you. Deuteronomy 4: 1, 5-9 |
Thursday 7, March Hard-Hearted Our hearts need not be hardened against God's voice. We can listen if we want to. Psalm 95 |
Friday 8, March God Provides The God who forgives us also refreshes us and heals the wounds of our sinfulness. Hosea 14: 2-10
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| Saturday 9, March Justified Sinners who know the Source of mercy find the salvation they need through our saving Lord. Luke 18:9-14 |
Sunday 10, March Light Because God has given us the light of Christ, we can live in the light-and even be light for others. Ephesians 5:8-14 |
Monday 11, March Creation God is the power behind all of creation. The life we receive in Christ is new because God made it so.. Isaiah 65:17.21 |
Tuesday 12, March The Law of Healing Health, like life itself, comes from God, even if we do not always know how or why God heals. John 5: 1-3, 5-16 |
| Wednesday 13, March Love We can be confident of God's great love for us, stronger even than a mother's love for her children. Isaiah 49: 8-15 |
Thursday 14, March Saved During Lent we remember all that God has done for us personally and as a people. may we never forget. Psalm 106 |
Friday 15, March Set Free When Jesus says something we do not understand, let us try to believe, trusting the truth. Psalm 34
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Saturday 16, March Justice We are called to do what we can to build a just society, but in the end, only our relationship with God can save us. Psalm 7 |
| Sunday 17, March Accept Our Redeemer has the power to save us from death itself. Gratefully accept the salvation being offered to you. Psalm 130 |
Monday 18, March Not Condemned Jesus did not approve of sin, but neither did he condemn the sinner. Instead, he commanded repentance. John 8:1-11 |
Tuesday 19, March Saint Joseph With steadfast faith, Joseph and Mary cared for Jesus, learning to trust in the Father as they did. Luke 2: 41-51 |
Wednesday 20, March Power of Trust Those who trust in God will find amazing things happening in their lives. Let us praise God. Daniel 3:14-21, 91-92, 95 |
| Thursday 21, March Divine Jesus referred to Himself as God, and the crowd became angry. Let us ask for the faith to believe in His words. John 8: 51-59 |
Friday 22, March Sing to the Lord Pray today that God's justice may come to the world, especially to the poor. Jeremiah 20: 10-13
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Saturday 23, March Guarded Jesus provides us with real protection from the things that can harm us most: sin and death. Let us give thanks. Jeremiah 31: 10-13 |
Sunday 24, March Offering Jesus let go of his divinity in order to give a human face to God's love for us, even through suffering and death. Philippians 2: 6-11 |
| Monday 25, March Revealed In some way, each one of us is called to serve God, and to be a "light" to the world. May our eyes be opened. Isaiah 42: 1-7 |
Tuesday 26, March Hope in God Our hope is in something we can never fully understand-salvation from the hand of God. Psalm 71 |
Wednesday 27, March Our Help Whether we are persecuted or praised, our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Isaiah 50: 4-9 |
