Friends of Bethel,
Each year we ask a random sampling of people from Bethel to write devotionals to make the Lenten season a more meaningful and reflective time for our congregation. Again this year, 40 people (male and female, younger and older, some new members and some long time members, etc.) were asked and responded, and this is the result of their work.
We are truly grateful for the time, talent, and personal sharing they have put down on paper for us! (It’s no easy task for most of us!) I think you’ll agree, they have done a wonderful job. There is a special word or thought in this devotional booklet to speak to every one of us in some way. We are proud of their hard work and willingness to share.
I hope you’ll use this booklet as part of your devotional time during these 40 days of Lent. I also hope you’ll take the time to thank our authors for their words and work, andlet them know how they have challenged, encouraged or inspired you.
A Blessed Lenten Season to each of you!
Pastor John Lestock
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Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen since what is...