Lenten Devotions
Lent 2021
Dear Friends,
The idea of a Lenten wilderness certainly takes on new meaning this year. As we approach the one-year anniversary of suspending in-person worship (with the exception of very small outdoor and indoor services in the late summer and fall), we are weary of the wilderness.
Perhaps this year, we can see the Lenten wilderness with new eyes. The Lenten wilderness is the challenge to see God at work in desolate places, to see the places where the flowers bloom in the desert (Isaiah 35:1). In the wilderness, Jesus was with the wild beasts and the angels waited on him (Mark 1:13). Where do we find the gentleness of wild beasts in our wilderness? Who are the angels?
The Lenten devotion booklet, filled with reflections from fellow parishioners and friends of Christ Church, is a huge bouquet of flowers in the desert. Each reflection comes from the heart of someone traveling in this wilderness and represents the work of an angel or the gentleness of a wild beast. I trust that by journeying through the Lenten wilderness together in this way, we can find the season to be a time of peace and reflection that sustains us in the COVID-19 wilderness and brings us to Easter with new eyes and refreshed hearts.
My gratitude to each person who wrote a reflection, and to Heather Swift and Kathy Garber who take care of every aspect of booklet production.
Lenten blessings,
Charlotte
Dear Friends,
The idea of a Lenten wilderness certainly takes on new meaning this year. As we approach the one-year anniversary of suspending in-person worship (with the exception of very small outdoor and indoor services in the late summer and fall), we are weary of the wilderness.
Perhaps this year, we can see the Lenten wilderness with new eyes. The Lenten wilderness is the challenge to see God at work in desolate places, to see the places where the flowers bloom in the desert (Isaiah 35:1). In the wilderness, Jesus was with the wild beasts and the angels waited on him (Mark 1:13). Where do we find the gentleness of wild beasts in our wilderness? Who are the angels?
The Lenten devotion booklet, filled with reflections from fellow parishioners and friends of Christ Church, is a huge bouquet of flowers in the desert. Each reflection comes from the heart of someone traveling in this wilderness and represents the work of an angel or the gentleness of a wild beast. I trust that by journeying through the Lenten wilderness together in this way, we can find the season to be a time of peace and reflection that sustains us in the COVID-19 wilderness and brings us to Easter with new eyes and refreshed hearts.
My gratitude to each person who wrote a reflection, and to Heather Swift and Kathy Garber who take care of every aspect of booklet production.
Lenten blessings,
Charlotte
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