What is Lent?
Lent is a season in the Church when we are invited to pause, breathe, reflect, and reconcile.
During this season, we enter into solidarity with Jesus' forty-day fast in the wilderness in preparation for His ministry.
Likewise, we practice this reset and preparation for the ways God calls us to witness to the world.
During this season, we enter into solidarity with Jesus' forty-day fast in the wilderness in preparation for His ministry.
Likewise, we practice this reset and preparation for the ways God calls us to witness to the world.
How do we observe lent?
Prayer
During Lent, we pause to find space to commune with The Divine.
It is a time to recognize and acknowledge our own shortcomings that have made it difficult for us to be in relationship with God and with each other.
It is a time to say "I'm sorry, can we pick up where we left off before I messed up?"
It is a time to rest in the presence of an all-knowing, all-loving, all-gracious God who continually says,
"Yes, child, I will always love you no matter what."
Fasting
During Lent, we identify that which interferes with our ability to be mindfully present with God and with each other.
Fasting is a very personal decision and is not a requirement.
It does not have to be about food.
In fact, if you are someone who struggles with disordered eating, fasting from food may not be right for you.
Fasting may take the form of letting go of social media, video games, Netflix, complaining, the snooze button, etc.
The goal of fasting is to disrupt our normal routines just enough to remind us to reflect on God and center ourselves in Divine presence.
It is deeply spiritual.
Alms-Giving
Lent is a time to be generous.
It is a time to volunteer or generously invest in a charity.
Through prayer and fasting, we turn our gaze outward to the needs of others.
During Lent, we pause to find space to commune with The Divine.
It is a time to recognize and acknowledge our own shortcomings that have made it difficult for us to be in relationship with God and with each other.
It is a time to say "I'm sorry, can we pick up where we left off before I messed up?"
It is a time to rest in the presence of an all-knowing, all-loving, all-gracious God who continually says,
"Yes, child, I will always love you no matter what."
Fasting
During Lent, we identify that which interferes with our ability to be mindfully present with God and with each other.
Fasting is a very personal decision and is not a requirement.
It does not have to be about food.
In fact, if you are someone who struggles with disordered eating, fasting from food may not be right for you.
Fasting may take the form of letting go of social media, video games, Netflix, complaining, the snooze button, etc.
The goal of fasting is to disrupt our normal routines just enough to remind us to reflect on God and center ourselves in Divine presence.
It is deeply spiritual.
Alms-Giving
Lent is a time to be generous.
It is a time to volunteer or generously invest in a charity.
Through prayer and fasting, we turn our gaze outward to the needs of others.
Ashes from the hearth
During this season of Lent, The Hearth will be focusing on healing.
As a Church of religious refugees, many of us are still healing from the sacred wounds of organized religion.
Each week we will focus on different aspects of brokenness in ourselves, in the Church, and in the world.
We will remember the Covenants of a God who loves us through the brokenness and seek healing in community.
As a Church of religious refugees, many of us are still healing from the sacred wounds of organized religion.
Each week we will focus on different aspects of brokenness in ourselves, in the Church, and in the world.
We will remember the Covenants of a God who loves us through the brokenness and seek healing in community.
