Thank you, Father, for honoring this confession...Help me to bear the fruit of repentance. Any work that you begin will be lasting and eternal. Thank you for relentlessly pursuing me on this journey. Let me be found faithful and fruitful. Amen. https://t.co/z06iruQ6hF
"An American Lent" reflection (Constance Padmore): "We are in the midst of dust and rubble in our nation...God is calling his church to pray...He will strengthen our feeble knees & build a wall of reconciliation out of our brokenness. Come, let us rebuild from the dust together."
Rev. Darryl Ford in "An American Lent," "Today we need to pose a similar question: 'where is the church?' As believers, our mission is to convey the heart and mission of God to restore both broken people and broken systems. (https://t.co/C1DQQadnhY)
"Let us invite God to give us his eyes to see one another as the glorious creations he has made." (Rev Erin Clifford)
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"The perceptions of African American women and girls that began in slavery are still evident today in the perpetuation of destructive stereotypes, in unconscious bias, and racialized notions of black women’s roles." Rev. Erin Clifford, "An American Lent" daily reflection