Daily Guideposts: 40 Devotions for Lent
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Experience the love of Christ in a new light this Lenten season and renew your heart for the resurrection with the help of America's favorite devotional, Daily Guideposts.
In just five minutes each day, these devotions will invite you to enjoy a timeless Bible verse, a personal story, and a prayer to help you apply the day's message as you prepare your heart for Easter. For the six weeks of Lent, you will take a closer look at Jesus's life, death, burial, and resurrection, learning valuable lessons about:
- The gift of new life
- Truly letting go
- Looking for signs of hope
Come with Karen Barber as she learns about the days leading up to Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection. Instead of giving something up, learn a new spiritual practice with Erin MacPherson, who observes Lent by giving something away. With Eric Fellman, meet biblical men and women--believers and seekers just like us--who were touched and changed by Jesus. Travel with Roberta Rogers as she follows Jesus through the streets of first-century Jerusalem in search of faith and hope for our lives today.
Join the community of over a million Daily Guideposts readers on this remarkable and deeply personal spiritual journey, allowing you to grow closer to God and hold on to hope, never losing sight of the spring that is coming.
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THE FIRST DAY: ASH WEDNESDAY
THE MARK OF THE HEALER
With his stripes we are healed. —Isaiah 53:5 (KJV)
Good morning, Erin,
I said first thing that February day. She was working at the reception desk and I was rushing to my office. How are you?
I asked rather automatically. I had a thousand things on my mind.
Fine,
she replied. Something in her voice made me stop.
What’s wrong?
I was in a car accident last night.
Her lip quivered, and I noticed the bump on her forehead.
Are you all right?
I thought I was. I wasn’t hurt much. I’m lucky. The other driver ran a red light. But now I’m feeling kind of shaky.
If you need to go home . . .
No. I’d rather be here. I need to be around people.
Others arrived, and we listened to her, somebody got her some coffee, and the volunteer EMT in the office inspected her forehead more closely. Reassured that Erin would be okay, we went to our desks, but we were all left wondering what more we could do. An ice pack? Aspirin? Could I get her some lunch?
At midday she was gone. She went out,
someone told me. Good, I thought. She’ll get some fresh air, some lunch. When I returned from my lunch, she was back at the front desk and looked a lot more relaxed.
I’m feeling much better,
she said.
But your forehead, I was about to say. There was a dark smudge over the bump. Had the bruise gotten worse? Then I remembered the day: Ash Wednesday, when some of our fellow believers in Christ observe the start of Lent with a bit of ash in the shape of a cross. Erin’s smudge was the mark of the Healer.
You found the right place to go at lunch,
I said.
It helped a lot,
she added.
In faith, Lord, I turn to You for healing. —Rick Hamlin
Digging Deeper: Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 14:13–14; 1 Peter 2:24
THE SECOND DAY: THURSDAY
RED WORDS
If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him. —John 14:23 (KJV)
Words. I am surrounded by them. As an editor, I poke and scratch and rework them. As a writer, I try to make them sing. As an avid magazine and newspaper reader, I use them to gather information. But sometimes I think there are too many words in the world—or at least, in my world.
So for Lent this year, I’m reading only certain words in my Bible. The words of Jesus. They are conveniently printed in red—bright patches of scarlet among all the lines of black. When I leaf through the Gospels, I see that Jesus is, indeed, a man of few words. Let your light shine
(Matthew 5:16). Love your enemies
(Matthew 5:44). Come and follow me
(Matthew 19:21). Make disciples of all nations
(Matthew 28:19). I am the resurrection and the life
(John 11:25).
I find comfort in His words. But I find challenge too. There is an energy in their sparseness. It makes much of my world seem unduly wordy. It makes much of what I say seem unduly wordy. I begin to understand: More is not always better.
So during this holy season, I will immerse myself in the red words. They are my salvation.
Dear Jesus, let me find quiet time to meditate on the most important words ever spoken: Yours. —Mary Lou Carney
Digging Deeper: John 1:1, 14:15; Hebrews 4:12
THE THIRD DAY: FRIDAY
MARY’S GIFT
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. —Matthew 23:12