The other day I sat down to eat my bowl of chili for lunch and watch
ESPN. It's what I do whenever I'm home for lunch. Right when I
turned the tv on, God reminded me I'd given up tv for this week of
Lent. I turned it off, went and grabbed my bible and started reading
through Mark. Those stories just jumped off the page in ways I wasn't
expecting. Jesus was so passionate about His mission to tell people
about forgiveness and restoration for people with God. His compassion
for people in need was about the only thing that ever slowed Him
down. He'd simply turn meeting their physical needs into another
opportunity to share with them how much He loved them and what they
really needed spiritually. I love ESPN, but these stories were much
better.