At the age of seventy-five, with no children and a wife who was called barren, Abe, having been ordered by the Creator to leave his land, relatives, and his father’s house, received his first promises from God…
Giving up fun stuff for Lent is quite common. In one particular case, I am giving up the fear of something, or am I going head to head with the source of the dread?
In my parish we did not “scrutinize,” that is, we did not use the Sunday texts designated as the “Readings for the Scrutiny Year A” on the US Bishops website. Instead, we meditated on the “Third Sunday of Lent, Year C” readings:
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Well said!