Daily Devotional from Pastor Drew

During Lent Pastor Drew is sharing a brief reflection centered around our identity in Christ and our call to live out the gospel.

What is Lent?

Lent is a season of 40 days leading up to Easter

Historically, Lent was a time when new Christians prepared themselves for baptism on Easter Sunday. Today, Lent more often is a time when Christians prepare themselves for Easter and are invited to deeper faith, stronger community, and a closer connection to God. This preparation happens through an emphasis on a few basic faith practices: prayer, generosity, self-denial (also called fasting), and service to others.

Lent is a season for changing your life, for turning things around, for getting back on the right path – this is what the word “repentance” means. Lent lasts for 40 days (not counting Sundays); reminding us of the flooding rains of Noah’s time (Genesis 7:17-19), Israel wandering in the wilderness (Numbers 32:13), and of Jesus’ temptation in the desert (Mark 1:12-13).

We would love for you to join us during these 40 days as we grow deeper in faith, stronger in community, and closer to God.

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This year during Lent, we are gathering around the theme, "Water-washed, Spirit-led, Beloved." As we turn again to God, we root ourselves in the waters of our baptism and the call to follow Jesus as we live among God's faithful people, hear the word of God proclaimed and share in the Lord's Supper, proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, serve all people following the example of Jesus, and strive for justice and peace in al the earth.