Week 7 (Year 4, NL)

Samuel, the Billy Graham of his day, was adviser to the political leader Saul, the Pete Rose of ancient Israel. Samuel anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel. But soon (to quote James Thurber), “confusion got its foot in the door” and went through the entire “system.” Samuel observed Saul disobeying the explicit word of God, and it became Samuel’s job to inform Saul that God had rejected him as king.

Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten journey to Jerusalem. It is best not to journey alone.

How does the way God regenerates us resemble and differ from the way we regenerate ourselves?