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Saturday Read: The Last Day of February
February ends tomorrow, shortest month concluded. You began this month with whatever remained from January's failed resolutions, walked through Valentine's Day and its complications, observed Ash Wednesday and began Lent. Twenty-eight days (this year is a leap year, so 29) that contained w
Friday Prayer: Fasting From Control
Father, I thought I was trusting you, but removing my usual comforts reveals I've been trusting them more. When I can't check my phone, I panic. When I can't control the outcome, I'm anxious. When I can't fix the problem, I'm desperate. These reactions show what I've actually been dependin
Friday Read: Fasting From What Controls You
Traditional Lenten fasts focused on food - giving up meat, rich foods, or fasting completely on certain days. In medieval times, Christians abstained from all animal products during Lent, living on bread, vegetables, and water. The physical hunger served as constant reminder of spiritual n
Soul Thirst
Your soul pants for Me like a deer thirsts for water. That restlessness you feel, that longing you can't quite name - it's thirst for Me. Nothing else will satisfy what I designed to be filled by My presence. Come drink deeply; I'm the water your soul is desperate for.