SPIRITUAL FITNESS PLAN FOR LENT.
(An exercise program to enhance your spiritual life)
Week One – Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011
In his latest book, CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF, Nelson Mandela states, ‘never forget that a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying’.
Lent is the Church’s reminder to ‘keep on trying’. Maybe some day we will reach the space where we are striving to be, but for now, we are sojourners traversing the pages of our own existence.
During Lent this year I am concentrating on GIVE UP … TAKE UP … HELP.
GIVE UP – food, drink, certain behaviour, particular attitude, etc.
TAKE UP – do something positive, read a book, etc.
HELP – decide how much you would like to contribute daily during Lent (say $1.00), multiply by 40 and donate the amount to a church, charity, individual, special need, etc.
READING – the Gospel of John is our recommended Bible reading for this Lent.
Daily Schedule –
Ash Wednesday – John 1:1-18
Thursday – John 1:19-34
Friday – John 1:35-51
Saturday – John 2:1-12
There are six suggested spiritual exercises for a HOLY LENT.
Here is this week’s exercise.
1. SELF EXAMINATION – spend 5 minutes taking a close look at yourself, your relationship with God and your relationships with other people. Make improvements as required.
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(An exercise program to enhance your spiritual life)
Week One – Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011
In his latest book, CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF, Nelson Mandela states, ‘never forget that a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying’.
Lent is the Church’s reminder to ‘keep on trying’. Maybe some day we will reach the space where we are striving to be, but for now, we are sojourners traversing the pages of our own existence.
During Lent this year I am concentrating on GIVE UP … TAKE UP … HELP.
GIVE UP – food, drink, certain behaviour, particular attitude, etc.
TAKE UP – do something positive, read a book, etc.
HELP – decide how much you would like to contribute daily during Lent (say $1.00), multiply by 40 and donate the amount to a church, charity, individual, special need, etc.
READING – the Gospel of John is our recommended Bible reading for this Lent.
Daily Schedule –
Ash Wednesday – John 1:1-18
Thursday – John 1:19-34
Friday – John 1:35-51
Saturday – John 2:1-12
There are six suggested spiritual exercises for a HOLY LENT.
Here is this week’s exercise.
1. SELF EXAMINATION – spend 5 minutes taking a close look at yourself, your relationship with God and your relationships with other people. Make improvements as required.
Send me your feedback.
Feel free to forward this to others.
If you prefer not to receive this email, contact me.
This is a great idea for a Lenten journey!
ReplyDeleteMandela's quote reminds me of the Bob Carlisle song, "We Fall Down." The chorus says:
We fall down, we get up
We fall down, we get up
We fall down, we get up
And the Saints are just the Sinners
Who fall down and get up