LENT DEVOTIONAL
This Lent we will think about this time of year in a different way. Through the “Work of Imagination,” we will look at ways in which we can more deeply participate in the realization of the kin(g)dom of God in our lives and life of our community. Seen in this light, we might look at giving, and even giving up something, not as introducing privation, but how our giving can make our world a better place. How it improves the community in which we live. In this way, Lent is not seen as primarily self-denial, but a sacred re-orientation. It is imagining a different kind of world. It is about turning toward faith, truth, justice, mercy and compassion—attributes of God’s dream for the world.
To support this re-orientation, we will be providing a weekly devotional for families, as well as individuals. We will also have a daily blog, like a Lent version of the Advent Calendar, only starting on Ash Wednesday on our website. As always, the details are to be found in the ELU.
