Scripture standout: Ps 39: "5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.[b]"
Proverbs 30:"33 For as churning cream produces butter,
and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife.”
John 18: "37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
His Deed/The Day: We're back where we started a year ago or more today! Last year, I decided to try doing one prayerfully-inspired good deed a day for Lent. I held on to my chocolate and coffee and other vices, but began the practice of daily prayer, scripture reading and silence to prepare my heart for opportunities to be God's hands that day.
It was so fun, I kept it up for the rest of the year — with a goal of 400 days unto others, instead of 40. For the duration of Lent and this experiment, I'll try to be better about actually blogging vs. just logging deeds and scripture. I've been keeping track as a way to hold myself personally accountable, but also as a way to go back and see what deeds actually transpired each day. Research and data, I feel, are important...but not necessarily fun to read. I'll try to be better about being a fun blogger.
Today's deed was, I guess, cleaning up after the pancake supper at church instead of bolting home to bed — which is what I would have rather done. It was a group effort, and I played a teeny tiny role, but perhaps many hands do make light work and it helped someone else get home earlier than they expected.
Deedsclosure: Tangible gratitude or verbal thanks rarely follows a deed done.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
His Deed/The Day: We're back where we started a year ago or more today! Last year, I decided to try doing one prayerfully-inspired good deed a day for Lent. I held on to my chocolate and coffee and other vices, but began the practice of daily prayer, scripture reading and silence to prepare my heart for opportunities to be God's hands that day.
It was so fun, I kept it up for the rest of the year — with a goal of 400 days unto others, instead of 40. For the duration of Lent and this experiment, I'll try to be better about actually blogging vs. just logging deeds and scripture. I've been keeping track as a way to hold myself personally accountable, but also as a way to go back and see what deeds actually transpired each day. Research and data, I feel, are important...but not necessarily fun to read. I'll try to be better about being a fun blogger.
Today's deed was, I guess, cleaning up after the pancake supper at church instead of bolting home to bed — which is what I would have rather done. It was a group effort, and I played a teeny tiny role, but perhaps many hands do make light work and it helped someone else get home earlier than they expected.
Deedsclosure: Tangible gratitude or verbal thanks rarely follows a deed done.
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