This week’s “Make a Difference” post is overtly Christian. For my readers who are not Christians, I want to assure you that, while this is a study guide focusing on a passage from the Bible, it is full of ways you can make a difference. You may want to go ahead and take a look at it to see if there are any practical suggestions that you’d like to use.
For my Christian readers, here’s a little background to this study guide:
For several years, I used guides from Alternatives for Simple Living to direct my studies and activities during Advent and Lent. In 2011, I decided to create my own, personal guide for Lent based on Isaiah 58:6-14. I mentioned the guide to a friend, and she expressed interest in it, so I later polished the guide and gave it to her as a gift.
After I started this blog, I realized that other people might appreciate having the guide for their own Lenten practices, so I updated and revised the guide for a broader audience, and I am sharing it here with you. Note that, while I encourage you to use Ash Wednesday to reflect on and memorize the passage from Isaiah, this guide has a heavy emphasis on activities. This reflects a personal preference I have for finding ways to apply what I learn as I study the Bible. I assume that you will accompany these activities with prayer and possibly even additional Bible study.
Should you decide to use this guide during Lent, I would value you your feedback.
Enjoy!