Lent and Easter
A gathering of features and other resources centered on the Lenten season. Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday, is a period of 40 days, not including Sundays, that precede Easter.
Encountering Jesus at the Waterfront
Third Week of Lent
February 21, 2008
UMW Reflection by Kathleen Stone
There she was – at the well – an amazing, unnamed woman.
There are some who have claimed this unnamed Samaritan woman was a powerful woman. Jesus’ conversation with her is the longest conversation he had with anyone in Scripture. Her answers are deeply intelligent answers, knowledgeable of scriptural texts of the day. She was a leader, proven by the fact that after she left the well that day and told people in the village who she had found, those people “believed in him because of [her] testimony”. Read more ...
Christ on Earth
Second Week of Lent
Posted February 17, 2008
by Lindsey Kerr
In the context of Lent, we are called to look at where Christ is, was, and will be in our world. In Psalm 121 and Genesis 12 we are called to remember the very physical nature of our Judaic-Christian experience with God. Lift thine eyes to the hills, not past reality into a different realm. The Lord is right here, in the mountains of our lives. The Lord is aware of our struggles as we climb through life and will not let us stumble or lose our way. Read more ...
Meeting Jesus at Night
Second Week of Lent
Posted February 10, 2008UMW Reflection by Kathleen Stone
Many theologians throughout history – and even Jesus, himself – have said that the God of love and grace, justice and community is found in the margins, in the darkness. God is found when we finally acknowledge the poverty, the grief and the thirst of our souls. Read more ...
'I Am Not Alone'
First Week of Lent
Posted February 10, 2008
by Cameron Kempson
As a deaconess candidate, I consider myself to be a lifelong learner in theology and the ways of The United Methodist Church. In fact, I just recently completed the Old Testament and New Testament courses this winter and walked away from that experience understanding why people refer to the Bible as "the living word." While so many accounts in Scripture are of people and places from long ago, doesn't each of us find our own connection to those stories and use them to guide our lives today? Read more ...
Jesus Confronting Evil
First Week of Lent
February 4, 2008UMW Reflection by Chris Spencer
During this season of Lent when we are confronted with temptations of materialism, temptations of the easy life and temptations of power, let us remember Jesus. Our strength comes from God, as Jesus' strength came from God. Read more ...
All of Nature Fasts and Prays
Ash Wednesday
by Pat Hoerth
At Turtle Rock Farm we are committed to learning from and being healed by God's good creation. As we enter a period of the church year when we dedicate ourselves to fasting-and-prayer, we find it imperative to notice what's happening in creation. Read more ...
Encountering One’s Self
Ash Wednesday
January 30, 2008UMW Reflection by Glory E. Dharmaraj
We are on the threshold of another Lenten Season that begins with Ash Wednesday. According to Christian tradition, Lent is a time to observe spiritual discipline to overcome temptations and confront evil. It encourages us to face our inner-self, and overcome all that hinders us from experiencing "freedom as whole persons in Jesus Christ". Read more ...
More Global Ministries Resources
Lenten Prayer Calendar by children of CEREIMI in Chile;
Word document (229K)
Free Holy Week Clipart, Global Ministries
Lenten/Easter Archives, Global Ministries
Palms Equal Fair Trade
February 15, 2008Every year, Christian congregations across the nation purchase palmfronds to celebrate Palm Sunday which commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Read More...
One Great Hour of Sharing-A Response to God's Love
Once a year during Lent you and your congregation can join other United Methodists worldwide by making a special offering to support humanitarian aid from UMCOR. Read more...
