Lent is the season of our life together when we reflect and take stock of our lives. We prepare for the celebration of Easter by spending a season intentionally sifting through our hearts and seeking for the things that seem beyond our hearts. We do some soul-searching and we repent. Lent is a time of waiting and struggling – a time that doesn’t readily bring resolve – yet Lent is also a time of immense hope as we look toward what is before us – the hope that lies beyond the cross.
This year’s Lenten devotional is a conglomeration of stories and thoughts that reflect the range of emotions that people experience when they take stock of their lives. In this devotional, there are stories of struggle and hope written by church members, church staff, and community non-profit leaders, as they seek to see where God has been, and how they have found hope in the darkness. This is the voice crying out from our church, our city and our world – these are testaments to a living God. Additionally, every devotional on a Sunday is a poem, psalm or prayer to help you reflect on your own life, so that you might add your own story to the ones within this publication.
We hope that as you journey through Lent that you can see where God has been, where you want God to be, and where you might seek God more fully. God promises to be with us in the darkness as well as the light – we hope these stories help you find God in the midst of all life.
