This morning we take a moment to breathe and reflect on the ways in which our pain has harmed us. And how Jesus will go pass us but will always give us another chance

Psalm 116 reminds us to not just allow our bodies to rest but to ensure our souls are resting. The question to ask yourself is, How is your soul resting?

John 12: 31-32 "Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself"

We sit with the understanding that evil, suffering and the Empire will not win. That when we seek the Lord and draw out and near to Jesus we will fins a new way of being.

The Drama of Lent is the journey to relinquishment of old visions of reality that are failed and being surprised by new life given in glad, inconvenient obedience.

Song: You Sustained Me: by Ted and Sheri

But those who wait for the LORD shall renew

their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary,

they shall walk and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31

Song: I have decided to follow Jesus: Maureen Brown Clark

...If you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that GOd raised him fro the dead, you will be saved. -Romans 10:9 Lent is the affirmation that Easter is on its way.

Song: In the Garden:: Olanda Draper and The Associates

Walter Brueggeman has us consider our neighbor and how we are suppose to consider each neighbor. We fast for their needs to heal the land.

Song. G.E. Patterson Walk with me Lord

From Walter Brueggemann: Devotions for Lent A WAY OTHER THAN OUR OWN. We look at flooded with fidelity to recognize the was in which we are enmeshed with the craziness of the world. How the convenant with God is more about a promise but an understanding of a new life. in this season of renewal let be flooded with Fidelity.

Song:: Silent Scream by Daryl Colay and Beloved

Walter Brueggeman is an excellent theologian. Lent recalls times of wilderness and wandering, from newly freed Hebrew slaves in exile to Jesus' temptation in the desert. God has always called people out of their safe, walled cities into uncomfortable places, revealing paths they would never have chosen.

An Old Identity pushes us to reflect on the places in which the old us must shed to leave space for the new.

Song: Made New: Jason Nelson

Scripture Genesis 17:5

In biblical times, names weren’t just labels; they represented identity, purpose, and destiny. When God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, it wasn’t just about a new title—it was a declaration of transformation. Abram, meaning "exalted father," became Abraham, "father of many nations." His new name aligned with God's promise for his life. God has a way of renaming us—not just in title but in calling

Song: Greg Porter: Painted on Canvas