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Praying about the flow of time: Preparing for a creative Lent

Lynne Baab • Tuesday February 25 2025

Lent begins next week on March 5. This year for Lent, I’m going to do something I haven’t done for about ten years. I normally wear gold earrings and colorful necklaces. For Lent, I’m going to wear only silver earrings, plus my silver cross necklace that I hardly ever wear. When I’ve done this in the past — maybe for six or eight Lents between 1990 and 2010 — the dullness of the silver (compared with gold) and the absence of color speaks to me of the sorrow of walking with Jesus to the cross. And of course the cross speaks...

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Praying about the flow of time: World Day of Social Justice

Lynne Baab • Wednesday February 19 2025

I wonder what comes to mind when you think of the terms “justice” and “social justice.” Are they the same? Similar? Is justice an umbrella term with social justice only one type of justice?

February 20 is World Day of Social Justice, established in 2007 by the United Nations. On the UN page about the day, the header says, “Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future.” Some of the themes mentioned on that page include caring for the most vulnerable, fighting poverty, reducing inequality, and opening up opportunities for all. This requires “a holistic approach that weaves environmental sustainability with social...

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Praying about the flow of time: Valentine’s Day

Lynne Baab • Wednesday February 12 2025

My father gave my mother an expensive piece of jewelry every year on Valentine’s Day. He died in late 2005. On Valentine’s Day 2006, my brother called my mother to say he was thinking about her on a day when she felt so loved by Dad. I admired my brother’s perception of Mom’s feelings on that day. I have tried to mail her a Valentine’s card every year, something I never thought of doing before my dad died and my brother showed such sensitivity. Mom loves this.

A couple of weeks ago, in an advice column, I read about a widow whose...

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Praying about the flow of time: Praying during Black History Month

Lynne Baab • Wednesday February 5 2025

February is Black History Month, also sometimes called African American History Month. Black history is a topic worthy of a lifetime of study, and Black History Month has an interesting history, too. The origins of Black History Month go back to 1926, and it is celebrated in the US and Canada in February and in Ireland and the UK in October. France organized a Black History Month in 2018, and in 2020, seven countries in Africa began celebrating it in March.

Rather than dig into the history, I wanted to focus on prayer. I did an online search for “praying for Black...

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