Welcome to Lent 2013!
(…and your burden is light!)
A 40-day Lenten Blog on Taking Ownership of the Purse You've Been Given
Welcome to the 2013 Lenten Blog for All Saints Episcopal Church!
During the next 40 days, we hope you'll ben enriched by the daily readings from Forward Day by Day and a commentary about our bags. Bags? Keep reading sister or brother…Just like Austin Powers in the hilarious movie of the same name, we often deny the contents of our briefcase! Lent is a wonderful time to remember that God fills our supply sack daily with all the resources, tools and strengths we need to bless others. Maybe its our Lenten calling to take ownership of our purse!
It IS our bag, baby!
This Lent, be challenged to read God's word, pray to be a blessing and eagerly await the opportunity to open your bag.
Join in and see what surprises God has given you to help others out.
Friday, February 15, 2013
February 14
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Well, you're back. This means you are intrigued by the possibilities of what might be in that bag of yours. Me, too!
For Lent, I decided to pack a bag each day with a Coke. It's an activity I picked up last Lent...Coking. I packed a Coke each day and gave it to someone. The response was always rewarding, I mean who doesn't like an ice cold Coke just coming out of the blue to you?
So I started with a small baggie, filled with ice with a Coke inside. I wrote a note to the mailman and left it in our mailbox with a little note..."To our Awesome Postman. Thanks for all you do"
Big fail. The dude left our letters and his Coke, in the mailbox to sweat and rot. I suppose, er I hope, it is a federal offense of some kind to remove something from the mailbox. Or else our mailman is a Pepsi guy.
So I struck out on the first day, but hopefully the thought counted.
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