<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Irresistibly Fish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[brettfish]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://brettfish.wordpress.com/author/brettfish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[40ish Days of Lent: Day&nbsp;39ish]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>DAY 39ish</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;">i saw this prayer/poem/reflection? on my friend Conso&#8217;s Facebook wall and thought it was too good not to share&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Task</strong></span>: Mediate and reflect on the following words as they have meaning for you:</p>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong><span style="color:#141823;">Until i encountered the CROSS&#8230;</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><br style="color:#141823;" /><em><strong><span style="color:#141823;">i knew confession but did not know repentance,</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><br style="color:#141823;" /><em><strong><span style="color:#141823;">i knew ritual but did not know true worship,</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><br style="color:#141823;" /><em><strong><span style="color:#141823;">i knew guilt and shame but did not know redemption,</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><br style="color:#141823;" /><em><strong><span style="color:#141823;">i knew judgement and condemnation but did not know grace,</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color:#141823;"><br />
i knew loss and grief but did not know reconciliation and restoration.</span></strong></em></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><em><strong><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color:#141823;"><br />
Now i know&#8230;</span></strong></em></h2>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://brettfish.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/40ish-days-of-lent-day-40ish"><strong>[For the next Lent observance post, click here]</strong></a></p>
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