Diamonds, there may be someone who needs encouragement today. Perhaps someone in the next cubicle or classroom might need a hug or a friendly smile. There maybe someone that needs prayer and they need to know that God loves them and you can intercede on their behalf. There maybe someone that has lost a loved one, purchase them a card. Either way, there are many ways to make a difference in the life of someone today, so don't be selfish, extend yourself a little further than your own personal space. God loved you in order that you give your love to someone who is in need of it today....everyday!
Today, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The lenten season is observed to better appreciate the death, and resurrection of Christ through self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, and self-denial. In addition, Ash Wednesday has another significant meaning for me. It was on this day, Ash Wednesday that the Lord brought me out of my induced coma in 2000, March 8th to be exact. Prior to that, I could only recall seeing my brother the night of the fire in January who accompanied me in the ambulance while being transported to what was then called UMDNJ in Newark, NJ. On that Ash Wednesday, I can remember seeing both my grandmother and my mommy sitting in my hospital room. Grandma holding a can of Pepsi, and mommy doing something with my feet, lol. Probably clipping my toe nails. There is also that taste of chicken broth or soup I will never forget fed to me intravenously along with other fluids to sustain me while I was in a coma. Its been 16 years fr...
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