Daily Devotional
Lent 2002


Reflections on Forgiveness and Spiritual Growth is recommended by the Wisconsin United Methodist Federation for Social Action for Lent 2002 daily devotions. It is commended to members of the Chapter and others wishing to reflect on forgiveness as a part of their faith journey during the days leading up to Easter. Andrew J. Weaver and Monica Furlong edited the selection of writings by 18 writers from the Anglican, Protestant and Roman Catholic communities. Published by Abingdon Press in 2000, it is available from Cokesbury for $13.00. It may be ordered on line (http://www.cokesbury.com). Credit cards and Cokesbury account numbers are both accepted.


The following daily readings are recommended.

 February    
 13 Ash Wed.  Quote, Acknowledgements, Forward  pp. 7, 11-16
 14  Forgiveness and Faith-What does Science Say?  pp. 23-25
 15  Forgiveness, Judgmentlism, and the Sense of Self  pp. 27.30
 16  Forgiveness, Judgmentlism, and the Sense of Self, cont.  pp. 30-35
 17  Discussion questions 1, 2, and 3  pp. 168-169
 18  Personal Reflections, Exercise One  pp. 170-171
 19  Personal Reflections, Exercise Two, and Closing Prayer  pp. 171-172
 20  Take the First Step: Forgive Yourself  pp. 37-41
 21  Take the First Step: Forgive Yourself, cont.  pp. 41-46
 22  Discussion Questions 1, 2, and 3  pp. 172-173
 23  Forgiveness and Transformation  pp. 47-52
 24  Forgiveness and Transformation, cont.  pp. 52-55
 25  Forgiveness and Transformation, cont.  pp. 56-57
 26  Discussion questions 1, 2, and 3  p. 175
 27  Discussion questions 4 and 5  p. 175
 28  Discussion question 6  p. 176

 March    
   1  How to Lose One's Temper and Find It Again  pp. 59-63
   2  How to Lose One's Temper and Find It Again, cont.  pp. 63-65
   3  Forgiveness: The Final Form of Love  pp. 67-71
   4  Discussion questions 7 and 8  p. 176
   5  Personal Reflection and Closing Prayer  p. 176
   6  The Double Binds of Forgiveness  pp. 73-77
   7  Discussion question 8  p. 166
   8  Our Kind of Crowd  pp. 79-83
   9  Our Kind of Crowd, cont.  pp. 83-85
 10  Discussion question 9  p. 170
 11  Arthritis of the Spirit  pp. 87-90
 12  Discussion questions 4 and 5  pp. 165-166
 13  Forgiving the Unforgivable  pp. 91-94
 14  Discussion questions 6 and 7  p. 166
 15  Forgiveness with Justice  pp. 95-98
 16  Forgiveness with Justice, cont.  pp. 98-103
 17  Discussion questions 7 and 8  pp. 169-170
 18  The Process of Forgiveness  pp. 105-110
 19  The Process of Forgiveness, cont.  pp. 110-115
 20  Discussion questions 4, 5 and 6  p. 173
 21  Loving and Forgiving  pp. 117-121
 22  Loving and Forgiving, cont.  pp. 121-124
 23  The Keys of the Kingdom  pp. 127-132
 24 Passion Sun.  Forgive But Don't Forget  pp. 133-136
 25  Terrorism and Forgiveness  pp. 137-143
 26  Terrorism and Forgiveness, cont.  pp. 143-147
 27  Forgiveness: Removing the Roadblocks  pp. 149-155
 28 Holy Thursday  Personal Reflection and Closing Prayer  pp. 167-168
 29 Good Friday  The Forgiven Also Forgive  pp. 157-162
 30 Holy Saturday  Discussion questions 7 and 8  pp. 173-174
 31 Easter  Personal Reflection and Closing Prayer  p. 174