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Day 6 of the Great Lent — Romans 12:10–21
Love of the Stranger
“Paul says to associate with the humble. Let yourself be pulled toward the lowly, the overlooked, the unimpressive. This is the opposite of social climbing. It is social descending — choosing the company of those who cannot advance your career, improve your reputation, or increase your influence.”
It is choosing the company Christ chose: fishermen, tax collectors, lepers, sinners, the poor.
Three practices for today:
— Feed an enemy
— Seek out the overlooked
— Trust God with the outcome

Day 4 of the Great Lent — St. Matthew 7:13–27
“Christ is not interested in what we believe about the narrow road. He wants to know whether we are walking on it.”
Three images. Three tests. One storm that spares nothing.
The narrow gate asks: Will you be made small?
The tree asks: What fruit are you bearing?
The house asks: What is your foundation?
New Lenten reflection on the blog