Third Sunday of Lent, 2025

Moses …came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Exodus 3

There is a spirit of energy and vigor in mountains,
and they impart it to all who approach their presence.

The Oregon Trail Francis Parkman

 

THIS LENT        Fast from problems that overwhelm …

                                feast on prayerful trust

 
Second Sunday of Lent, 2025

“Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.
Just so shall your descendants be.” Genesis 15

We have calcium in our bones,
iron in our veins,
carbon in our souls,
and nitrogen in our brains.
93 percent stardust,
with souls made of flames,
we are all just stars
that have people names.

93 PERCENT STARDUST  Nikita Gill

 

THIS LENT        Fast from judging others …

feast on the Christ dwelling in them

 

First Sunday of Lent, 2025

I have now brought you the first fruits
of the products of the soil
which you, O LORD, have given me.  Deuteronomy 26

 

It’s estimated that in a single gram of soil, there could be
as many as 50,000 species of microscopic organisms,
or microorganisms …. But much of what lies beneath,
in this hidden and deep universe, is still alien to us.

Bridget Emmet, soil scientist

 

THIS LENT        Fast from complaining …

feast on appreciation

 

Ash Wednesday

Lent begins by being marked with dust or ashes, reminding us that we are made from earth, hence linked with each other and all living things across eons. This graced ritual is an imperative – that we bear witness to the God who does wonders within the stuff of which we are made.

Thank you for these tiny
particles of ocean salt,
pearl-necklace viruses,
winged protozoans:
for the infinite,
intricate shapes
of submicroscopic
living things.

extract from Dusting  by Marilyn Nelson