I invite you to turn in your Bibles to the letter to the Ephesians chapter 1 and follow along as I read verses 18-23. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. The word of God. Thanks be to God.
Today is the first Sabbath in Lent.
Lent is a period in which we are supposed to concentrate on developing our spiritual life. I realize that some folks say that you should give up something for Lent. But the reason that you should give up something material is so that you can concentrate on something spiritual. That is an awkward way of putting it, but it is kind of a gut reaction to the question. My spiritual life is something that is going on somewhere inside me.