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Lent

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I don't always like lent (a season of fasting to prepare for Easter), but I do like Isaiah 58, which gets a lot of reading during the season. Here it is (verses 6-9), from the message translation.

"This is the kind of fast day I'm after:
to break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed,
cancel debts.
What I'm interested in seeing you do is:
sharing your food with the hungry,
inviting the homeless poor into your homes,
putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad,
being available to your own families.
Do this and the lights will turn on,
and your lives will turn around at once.
Your righteousness will pave your way.
The God of glory will secure your passage.
Then when you pray, God will answer.
You'll call out for help and I'll say, 'Here I am."

Do this and your lives will turn around at once. Wow. Too bad so few people (and I include myself and a million other Christians actually choose to try it.)

This year, for lent, I am going to memorize this, and try to live it.

Too bad (for you) none of you owe me money--because it's debt canceling season!

I'll have to talk with Janelle about inviting the homeless poor into our home, but maybe we can find a way.

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💬 6 comments

  1. james ·

    does that mean you are canceling your debt with Sally May?

    That puts a nice perspective on lent. Makes 'giving up chewing gum' seem kind of silly.

  2. drew ·

    Sadly, I cannot cancel debts that I owe. Otherwise, lent would be awesome.

  3. janelle ·

    You're a creativity double dipper cheating pastor who posts the same comment on estrip as the church website =P

  4. drew ·

    few people read both :)

  5. metalpeter ·

    I admit I never did lent and I won't say the joke I say about it here. But I do have an idea for the homeless you could maybe try and do. If you all ready do this sorry. Maybe for one night say even if it is one night a week let them (with supervision of course sleep in the church) This would be followed by a free dinner (for them at least). I know there have been movements where people donate money and then go sleep out on the street with the homeless so maybe do that the other way. You two seem pretty smart I'm sure you can come up with something.

  6. mrdeadlier ·

    Dude can I borrow 10 bux?

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