Change - this is something that happens, one person at a time. But, as the video for today tells us, that change has to begin with ourselves. One of the concepts in Lent is that of repentance, but often what people forget is that after asking for forgiveness for past actions, we must then change the behavior or attitude for which we had to ask forgiveness for in the first place. We have to choose to make better choices, and as Christ explained to the adulterous woman, "Go and sin no more."
So what does change look like for you? Could it begin with something as easy - and difficult - as speaking kindly to yourself? You are also a child of God - is it not rude to speak poorly to one of God's own?
Could it begin with speaking up when you see someone saying or doing an act of unkindness in your presence - whether the person to whom the unkindness is done is present or not?
Could it begin with finding a way of replacing a bad habit with a good one - consciously making the choice to change?
How can you make a difference in your own and the lives of others today?
So what does change look like for you? Could it begin with something as easy - and difficult - as speaking kindly to yourself? You are also a child of God - is it not rude to speak poorly to one of God's own?
Could it begin with speaking up when you see someone saying or doing an act of unkindness in your presence - whether the person to whom the unkindness is done is present or not?
Could it begin with finding a way of replacing a bad habit with a good one - consciously making the choice to change?
How can you make a difference in your own and the lives of others today?
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