Korean New Year

Happy Korean Lunar New Year!!!

May you stay healthy and be well.

May you prosper in the year ahead.

Ok, I'm done sounding like a fortune cookie. However, I do truly wish these things for you. In the coming year, I believe you can achieve your goals or at least take another step closer to achieving them. I'm currently reading The Greatest Salesman in the World by og mandino. It contains truths which could be applied to any goal, not just being a great salesman. The first pearl of wisdom or the one I am clinging to at the moment is "Form good habits and become their slave." I'm realizing that some habits I've acquired aren't conducive to the goals and dreams I want to achieve. Now it's time to start anew and do things differently in my life. Here's to a new start (raises imaginary glass and takes a drink).

Lent

40 Days Toward Justice--A Time to Observe Lent

Lent is a 40-day period of spiritual cleansing and preparation that culminates in the celebration of the resurrection of Christ at Easter. Many choose to fast from something to help engage the spiritual cleansing. It is important, however, to remember that Lent is not a time of deprivation but of enhancement. We make room in our lives for a deeper relationship to God.

This Lent season, Acting on AIDS is launching 40 Days Toward Justice. This is a time for you and your fellow Acting on AIDS leaders to focus on the justice of God and the role he invites each of us to play. We invite you to use this resource to enhance your observation of Lent. If you've never before observed Lent, consider doing so this year.

40 Days Toward Justice will include a series of scripture readings and a variety of writings from experts at World Vision, InterVarsity, Sojourners and Saddleback Church. We hope this is a resource that will help you and your Acting on AIDS community to enhance your understanding of God's heart for justice and empower you to respond.