Daily Lenten Devotions

Thursday, March 27, 2025 “Donate Food”   Today’s Challenge for Lent is another easy one, but it might be the most important one of the entire Season. Why? In the United States alone, there are more than 47 million hungry people, including 1 in 5 children. This amounts to about 13.5% of the...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 “Pray for 15 Minutes”   Landing in the middle of the week, it’s time to add a little fertilizer to our Lenten Journey. Whether we’ve been steadfast since Ash Wednesday or just happen to be accidentally reading this article, consider giving God 15 minutes today in...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 “Read for One Hour”   Today’s Lenten Challenge, to read for an hour, was chosen for several reasons. First, reading is a healthy activity. Second, today is National Tolkien Reading Day, referring to the popular and influential author J.R.R. Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien,...

Monday, March 24, 2025 “Bless Someone Today”   Today’s Lenten Challenge is to bless someone else. Since it’s Monday, this is the perfect day to tackle this Challenge. Mondays are normally met with tired eyes and limited smiles, especially for those who are beginning another week of work. So,...

Sunday, March 23, 2025 “Eliminate One Fear”   As we begin another week during Lent, we address something that everyone faces: Fear. What do we fear? The dark? A certain person? A situation that we are involved in? A place that haunts us? Everyone fears something. Some of us battle fear daily...

Saturday, March 22, 2025 “Eliminate One Bad Habit for 24 Hours!”   Ouch! Today’s Lenten Challenge should be difficult for most of us, but not impossible. All of us have something we know that we need to eliminate. However, instead of getting rid of it for six weeks or an entire year, today’s...

Friday, March 21, 2025 “No Sugars In Food or Drink”   Arggh! This Friday, the Lenten Challenge is literally for the birds. Birds are happy with unpolluted drinks, but not me. If I can’t get my sugar and caffeine, I’m likely to be a little edgy. Thankfully, caffeine is okay today, as long as I...

Thursday, March 20, 2025 “Plant a Seed, Flower, Plant, or Herb!”   When was the last time we planted, anything? Last week? Last year? Never? Today is the first day of Spring! Warmer weather and the anticipation of swimsuits and swimming pools abound. The changing weather is one sign of a new...

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 “Read the Bible for 15 Minutes!”   Today’s Challenge for Lent is to read the Bible for 15 minutes. This should be an easy task to complete, but if you’re not in the habit of reading at least that long, it’ll be more difficult than you might think. Let’s be frank:...

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 “Hand Write and Mail a Letter”   When was the last time we wrote a letter to someone in our own handwriting? Some of us might be old pros at today’s Lenten Challenge, while others haven’t written and mailed a letter in years. Many more of us haven’t received a...

Monday, March 17, 2025 “Be/Wear Green”   Today’s Lenten Challenge is to Be/Wear Green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Green is the color we most associate with St. Patrick, so we’ll likely see plenty of green today. Some folks will wear green to prevent from being pinched by leprechauns...

Sunday, March 16, 2025 “Take a Step in My Faith Journey”   On the second Sunday of Lent, we consider something good for all of us: We are asked to move forward in our relationship with the LORD. Okay, what does this mean? This is where I’ll put on my pastoral hat for a few moments while also...

Saturday, March 15, 2025 “Clean Out the Closet and Drawer!”   Woohoo! It’s the second Saturday of Lent, bringing us to face a Challenge that we’ve avoided for a long time. Today’s Challenge is to clean out that dreaded closet and/or drawer! If you’re asking yourself which one to clean out,...

Friday, March 14, 2025 “No Meat Today”   Today is a repeat Challenge from last week: “No Meat Today”. As mentioned last Friday, the tradition of not consuming meat on Fridays during Lent dates back at least 1,000 years. The Church adopted the tradition because meat is often referenced as a...

Thursday, Martch 13, 2025 “Help Someone Today”   I’m guessing that today feels like every other day this week. Granted, we are just one more day away from the weekend, but otherwise, most of us are motoring through with little change from yesterday or last week. I’m not suggesting that today...

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 “Clean and Organize Today”   What needs to be cleaned? What needs to be organized? Today’s the day to do it! It is highly likely that everyone has something that needs to be cleaned and organized. Now, before you go to that nightmare closet in the hallway or the...

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 “Tell Someone You Love Them”   Here’s something that’s a bit different: tell someone you love them. How often do we say it? How often do we hear it? For some of us, this will be simple because we will have a variety of folks from which to choose. However, for others,...

Monday, March 10, 2025 “Make Today a Good Day”   If there’s a day people need to excuse nasty behavior, today would be the most likely chosen. The first Monday in Lent is about as exciting as waiting in line at the State Revenue Office. One could randomly pick any other day on the calendar...

Sunday, March 9, 2025 “Commit to Something for Lent”   On the first Sunday of the Lenten Season, we are asked to consider making a commitment to God for the next six weeks. The commitment, whether to do something specific or refrain from certain things, is made between the person and God....

Saturday,  March 8, 2025 “15 Minutes of Exercise Today”   What is on the list for today? Will this be a day of fun, or is it a day of chores? If we happen to enjoy our chores, then today will be perfect since we can have fun while also being productive! But before we get our day started,...

Friday, March 7, 2025 “No Meat Today!”   In early 1962, McDonald’s franchise owner Lou Groen (Cincinnati, OH) tested a new product to help offset his falling hamburger sales. His business was located in a neighborhood with lots of churches, and he began to worry about the additional sales he...

Thursday, March 6, 2025 “Pray AT LEAST Three Times Today.”   Today’s Challenge for Lent is an easy one: Pray three times. I mean, really? How simple can we get? Nobody will know if we don’t pray today. This is just between each of us and the LORD. If we want to say a prayer, we can. If we...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025 “Marked for Greatness! Get Ashed!”   Do you do Lent? Most people don’t. In case you are unfamiliar with the season, “Lent” is the 6 weeks of preparation for Easter. (It’s not too much unlike the season of Advent, which is the 4 weeks of preparation for Christmas.)...