The Bible - it's a big book when you're looking through it for something written specifically to and for you.
The Bible Draft is a fun and creative way to connect your experiences, thoughts, and feelings directly to the words of Scripture. Played similar to the format of a fantasy football league with the commeraderie among players in your league, the creativity of team names, and the personalization of Scripture passages just for you, the Bible Draft is a worthwhile challenge for those who have never opened the Bible before as well as for anyone else at any stage in the journey.
2025 Lent Edition Bible Draft And League - LEBDAL - Jubilee Edition
Lent 2025; A Jubilee year in the Church in 2025; And another LEBDAL as Kevin and Crew endeavor the mightiest of Lenten challenges to Read; Reflect; Write; or Ask for help! "My son, from your youth up choose instruction and when you are old you will keep finding wisdom. Come to her like one who plows and sows, and wait for her good harvest. For in her service you will toil for a little while, and soon you will eat of her produce." - Sirach 6:18-19
Reflection Spotlight
Not perfect, just forgiven
| Matthew 23:2-7 | |
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| 2 | saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. |
| 3 | Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. |
| 4 | They tie up heavy burdens [hard to carry] and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. |
| 5 | All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. |
| 6 | They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, |
| 7 | greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ |
Perfectionism is a cold symptom of a legalistic mind-set, such as the Pharisees exhibited in the above mentioned passages. They were great at making others feel inferior with their religious rules and not extending grace. It has dawned on me that some of the deepest hurts in my life have come from religious, rule-keeping individuals that didn't walk in love, they seemed to get some pleasure in their judgement of me. At one point it turned me off to the church. I never want to be that person! I know God doesn't expect me to be perfect. It's precisely because I'm not perfect (we are not perfect) that Jesus sent his son to die on the cross to save us and to forgive us when we sin. This is a powerful reminder that I need to extend mercy and grace to those that may be struggling and not stand in judgement. God has extended his grace and mercy to me for my own failings, I need to be able to extend that mercy to others in return.
