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Wednesday Devotion

Centering

You’ve got to live right to be the light of the world.
Godspell, 1973.

Ponder

On the wall.

We are story-processing creatures, and the most effective stories are often embodied in people. Living examples of the lesson we’re trying to learn and the posture we hope to model.

Heroes, mentors, martyrs, examples, icons, avatars, archetypes, and even villains.

Sometimes those people are fictional, living in an anecdote and refined to form a legend.

The leverage of media, though, has made history more powerful than any made-up story ever could be.

When we rehearse and amplify the story, we can’t help but make the person less real. The story has a purpose, and its purpose is to remind us of who we could be and how we move forward.

This is what saints do for us. This is why we put pictures on the wall or invoke the memories of the people who came before us.

Reminded of our heroes, we know we can improve. We can work harder for justice, find more compassion and show up as a contribution. We can look at the ordinary moments when someone chose to keep going and realize that choice is available to us as well.

There are so many extraordinary people who have come before. It’s on us to choose our heroes wisely and to do the hard work to honor the contributions they made. Even when it’s difficult and unpopular. Especially then.

Today is a fine day to consider who’s on our wall.

———-
Seth Godin, January 19, 2026.

Respond

How could I respond to life with purpose and courage today?

———-
The Daily Question, grateful.org. January 28, 2026.

The First Week in Lent

These words by an unknown author are some of the best I know for those that wrestle with what to do or how to be during Lent.

Fast from judgment, Feast on compassion 
Fast from greed, Feast on sharing 
Fast from scarcity, Feast on abundance 
Fast from fear, Feast on peace 
Fast from lies, Feast on truth 
Fast from gossip, Feast on praise 
Fast from anxiety, Feast on patience 
Fast from evil, Feast on kindness 
Fast from apathy, Feast on engagement 
Fast from discontent, Feast on gratitude 
Fast from noise, Feast on silence 
Fast from discouragement, Feast on hope 
Fast from hatred, Feast on love 
What will be your fast? What will be your feast?
(Unknown Author, “Ash Wednesday.”)