No one is strong in his own strength, but he is safe by the grace and mercy of God. Cyprian (Tunisia/d 258) Every day during Lent, a brief thought, meditation, prayer, or picture will be posted here. You’re invited to use this as a jumping off point for your own spiritual practices during this season…

Show me the suffering of the most miserable; so I will know my people’s plight. Free me to pray for others; for you are present in every person. Help me to take responsibility for my own life; so that I can be free at last. Give me honesty and patience; so that I can work…

Awe-full Frederick Ohler Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do not come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into your presence with little expectation and less awe than we would eagerly give a visiting dignitary. We…

Let us be wary that we do not relight the fires of old obsessions which would wreck us on our new voyage [of faith]. Whatever sort of flaming sword it is that guards the doorway of paradise has been already effectively extinguished for each of the faithful in the font of baptism. For the unfaithful,…