It’s Still Lent

Lent is a time for reflection, refreshing our relationship with God, and integrating ourselves into community in a more thoughtful way. In many ways, Lent is about revitalizing our worship to God. As we near the middle of our Lenten season, it strikes me at how strange this Lenten season is to any others I’ve observed. I reckon that is the same for you!

For many of us, we are becoming experts in new technology, innovators of connection, and health news junkies. We may be delighting in online concerts, fun videos, and extra calls between friends. We may also be lamenting physical contact, loss of routine, and anxiousness around our own health and wellbeing or the health and wellbeing of others.

With all this in mind, let us slow down and contemplate how we can see this Lenten season as an extended Sabbath -- a time of rest and renewal. How can we reframe social distancing into Sabbath? Today, I invite you to notice how God is at work in our midst and take some time to recenter yourself in the Lenten season by journaling or meditating on the following prompts:

What are the ways you hope to grow closer to God during this season of Lent?
How might you be of service to your community in a new way or how might the community be in service to you?
How do you see God at work around you?