Lent 06: Day 16

 William  March 18, 2006  2 Comments on Lent 06: Day 16

It has been a long week. Work has been an intense continuing effort and my Lenten efforts are meeting with my ongoing weaknesses. I fully understand Paul’s lament in Roman’s chapter seven where he separates his will to do the…

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Lent 06: Day 15

 William  March 17, 2006

I find it interesting that St. Patrick’s Day always occurs in the midst of Lent. The day celebrates his death. Historically in Ireland, Lenten restrictions against meat were waived and people would dance, drink, and feast, especially on the traditional…

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

 William  March 17, 2006

They say that everyone is Irish, at least in their hearts, on Saint Patricks Day. I am one quarter Irish, through my maternal grandmother, May. I never met her, but the last thing my grandfather ever said as he was…

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Lent 06: Day 14

 William  March 16, 2006

One interesting side effect of this effort at developing a more disciplined prayer life has been that I have begun to pray over my wife in the morning before we leave for work. It is not something I did before,…

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Lent 06: Day 13

 William  March 15, 2006  3 Comments on Lent 06: Day 13

Discipline is about doing what you said you would do, even when there are many reasons or excuses not to. It is about writing this meditation each night, even though at times I would rather just go to bed. Discipline…

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Lent 06: Day 12

 William  March 14, 2006  3 Comments on Lent 06: Day 12

I just finished the draft submission of my first project. I haven’t worked that hard in years, but it is just the beginning. That is one course partway done, seven more to go. I have never been afraid of hard…

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Lent 06: Day 11

 William  March 13, 2006  4 Comments on Lent 06: Day 11

I got an interesting question/statement from my friend Paul O’Rear. It’s one thing to look up in the dictionary for what prayer is, and another thing to hear from our contemporary church what prayer is, but what is it that…

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Lent 06: Day 10-S

 William  March 12, 2006  0 Comments on Lent 06: Day 10-S

The Second Sunday of Lent and our second respit from the discipline of Lent. I usually try to relax on Sundays, use it as a real day of rest, especially now that I am working long hours trying to meet…

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Lent 06: Day 10

 William  March 11, 2006  3 Comments on Lent 06: Day 10

In the books I have read on prayer over the years, the thing that seems to be missing is the fact that prayer is really hard work. Most of the books focus on the spiritual and intellectual aspects of prayer…

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Lent 06: Day 9

 William  March 10, 2006  1 Comment on Lent 06: Day 9

Dear God. Regular, consistent, prayer is hard. I would find it hard to talk at length with anyone every day. I am not sure why, but as I look back at my life I find this to be true. It…

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