Tag Archives: Forgiveness

~Ash Wednesday~

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Coco

Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent, a 40-day period of repentence and reflection that many Christians observe before Easter. (source) Although Ash Wednesday is a solemn holy day in the church calendar, it is not all … Continue reading →

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The Evil Done On My Behalf

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Coco

I love the familiar liturgy from the Book of Common Prayer, but my priest likes to mix things up once in a while, so sometimes we use alternative prayers. It’s sort of like hearing the same service in a different … Continue reading →

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Grounded

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Coco

Summer vacation was a bit too long for my son. He broke some rules and had to spend his last days of freedom grounded. I give him credit for accepting his punishment as the fair consequence that it was. He … Continue reading →

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Which Beatitude Are You?

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Coco

We don’t hear The Beatitudes (Matthew 5) very frequently in our normal church service, but they have come up quite often in the Morning Prayer podcast that I’ve been listening to for the past few months. (source) Blessed are the … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness Temptations–The Snarky Version

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Coco

For the first Sunday in Lent, our Gospel reading was the story of how Jesus was tempted by the devil after He had fasted for 40 days in the desert. (Matthew 4: 1-11, if you want to look it up.) … Continue reading →

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