Devotional Thoughts: Some Ideas for Lent and Beyond

Prof. John Goldengay shared some thoughts last Sunday at the church I participate in.

He asked us to consider doing at least one if not more of the following during Lent and beyond:
1. Praise God at dusk and at dawn
2. Relax and sleep for the time in between
3. Grow things to eat
4. Tithe what you grow
5. Keep out of department stores and shopping malls (beware the internet, too)
6. On Thursdays, pray laments for people who are suffering
7. On Fridays, think about the fact that you are going to die
8. On Saturdays, have a day's rest (you can tend your garden if it's not your regular work)
9. On Sundays, talk with your friends or family about Scripture
10. Three times a year, hold a week-long holiday with your friends or family and celebrate what God has done for us in nature and in delivering us

Lord, help me to stop now and then and take some of these ideas to help me get in tune with what is really important in life. Amen.