All too often we have more faith in our own ability to fail than we have in God' ability to see us through.

All too often we have more faith in our own ability to fail than we have in God' ability to see us through.

Jesus tells a story about 2 opposite people—one who said “there’s nothing wrong with me” & one who said “there’s everything wrong with me.” One of them represents what Lent isn’t & the other what Lent is.

Jesus tells a story about 2 opposite people—one who said “there’s nothing wrong with me” & one who said “there’s everything wrong with me.” One of them represents what Lent isn’t & the other what Lent is.

Get alone with God, listen to God & wait on God—wait out the storm; there will be a new day; there will be a resurrection.

Get alone with God, listen to God & wait on God—wait out the storm; there will be a new day; there will be a resurrection.

Observers can leave when they feel like it. If they get bored following, they can go do something else. But followers do what Jesus does. Jesus went fishing for new family members. If we aren’t fishing, we aren’t following. We’re just observing.

Observers can leave when they feel like it. If they get bored following, they can go do something else. But followers do what Jesus does. Jesus went fishing for new family members. If we aren’t fishing, we aren’t following. We’re just observing.

It is in answering that call that we fully discover who Jesus is. We can know him only casually from a distance. We can know him only slightly through books. We really get to know him by following him.

It is in answering that call that we fully discover who Jesus is. We can know him only casually from a distance. We can know him only slightly through books. We really get to know him by following him.