Challenge For Lent

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. (1 Timothy 4:8 NIV)

It's ready! For the last several weeks I've been working on a project for Lent and I am really excited about it.

For several months, I have belonged to an online group called MeYouHealth Daily Challenge. Each day they email you a small action to do that is designed to help improve your overall well-being. One day they will give you a stretching exercise; another day they will tell you to replace your normal snack with a piece of fruit... The idea is that we can improve our health and well-being by making small changes to our lives.

It made me think that if this can work for our physical and mental health, wouldn't it also work for our spiritual health? So I have designed the Lenten Daily Challenge. My church will be involved and Behlehem in Hickory will be signing up too. But it is open to anyone who would like to participate. If you go to a different church, invite them too! Invite you family, your friends and your neighbors. The challenges are pretty simple... Some as easy as reading and reflecting on a specific bible verse. The most complicated is probably setting up a home altar, although that can be as easy or as complicated as the individual wants to make it.

To sign up (it's ready for signing up now, though the challenges won't start coming until February 22), go to Lentendailychallenge.blogspot.com. On the left side of the page is a place to submit your email address. Send it and then follow the prompts. You will get an email asking you to verify your email address so don't forget to do that! There is another place on the left side of the home page to join. I would love to see how many people are doing this, so please do join!

Each challenge encourages you to leave a comment about how you did on the challenge. I hope to see lots of comments each day as we encourage one another on our Lenten journey.

Father,
Prepare our hearts for the Lenten season coming up. Bless us as we return to you. Amen.

Joys: working on a fun project; a weekend at the beach; Kevin and Chelsea's first ultrasound of their baby today