#Lent Day 7: Fast from a Meal. “Today I invite you to experience what some refer to as a Bridegroom fast, where the ache to eat an earthly meal serves to kindle an ache to partake of what the Apostle John called the “wedding supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9). During the
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#LENT DAY 6: Fasting from speeding through grief. I’m loving how these daily fasts fit into my actual life! Just yesterday I was thinking about how it’s time to pick myself up and get back to happy and today’s fast in the 40 Days of Decrease book I’m working through
#Lent2016 Day 3: Fast from collecting praise. I’m working through the #lent book 40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole, and today’s #fast is not to deflect praise through self deprecation (as I often do,) but to redirect praise to #God, like John the Baptist did. “John decreased so
These are the qualities I’m attracting to myself for #NoRegrets Day 2 of #Lent2016: Reciprocity, emotional support, to be loved in the way I ask for it, safety, security, joy, understanding
Lent 2016: Giving Up Regret
I’m reading through 40 Days of Decrease this lent, fasting something new each day. Today’s fast is regret. The author Alicia Britt Chole writes, “When fresh beginnings are stalked by the memories of stale endings, a sickly substance can steal our strength: regret. Regret empties anticipation, flattens dreams, and suffocates hope,
“My child, please remember, you are but dust and to dust you shall return. Go in peace.” These were the words whispered over me by a Catholic priest at my first AshWednesday service. What perspective for my hurt ego, my broken heart, my disappointments and setbacks…they’re all but dust. And so
EBONY: Your album ends with the title track, “The Revolution Has Come,” and it’s so hopeful. You declare “We’ve already won.” How do you maintain hope in the face of a history, a present and a future that seems very unhopeful? REV. SEKOU: That’s part of what it means to
Ash Wednesday and the Beauty in Burnt Things
Ash Wednesday and the Beauty in Burnt Things The start of my #Lent2016 journey
The Top 5 Lessons From Shonda Rhimes’ New Book ‘Year of Yes’
The Top 5 Lessons From Shonda Rhimes’ New Book ‘Year of Yes’ Make #2016 your #YearofYes! Here are my top 5 lessons from Shonda Rhimes’ new book
3 Days in Kaua’i: A Spiritual Travel Adventure
3 Days in Kaua’i: A Spiritual Travel Adventure #2016 is YOUR year to #Travel! Check out my Spiritual Travel Adventure in #Kauai #Hawaii #TheSpiritualLife