WELCOME to Port Perry and Prince Albert United Churches’ very own Lenten reflection booklet. We invite you to make it a special part of our collective Lenten journey. The intention is to set aside some time each day to read the suggested scripture for the day and take some time to reflect on what that scripture means to you in your life right now and what it means in our life as a community of faith. Then read what one of your fellow travellers has to say about that particular passage. You may agree or disagree. You may be challenged or inspired.
Why do we challenge you to create one of these books each year? Because theology–the art of recognizing God’s presence in our world–is the work of the entire community, not just of the minister sitting alone in his or her office. It is in the stories, the life experiences, and the reflections of all, that together we may find God in Jesus Christ and live out God’s kingdom.
The forty days of Lent are reflective of the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness–a time of intense and important reflection for our Lord. It was this time that prepared Jesus for his ministry and, inevitably, for his death and resurrection. Like Jesus, may this time of reflection prepare us so that our own journeys and our collective journey might be sustained and challenged anew.
Do note that Sundays are not included in the forty days of Lent. Each Sunday, no matter the season, is to be celebrated as a little Easter. That first Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, took place early on a Sunday. So, each and every Sunday celebrates the new life, new beginning and tremendous grace the Easter story offers us all.
As we now turn our hearts and minds to Lent, may we take the journey to Jerusalem and Golgotha slowly, thoughtfully, and prayerfully. May we take the journey knowing that we do not travel alone.
Elaine Hall & Don Willmer
Why do we challenge you to create one of these books each year? Because theology–the art of recognizing God’s presence in our world–is the work of the entire community, not just of the minister sitting alone in his or her office. It is in the stories, the life experiences, and the reflections of all, that together we may find God in Jesus Christ and live out God’s kingdom.
The forty days of Lent are reflective of the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness–a time of intense and important reflection for our Lord. It was this time that prepared Jesus for his ministry and, inevitably, for his death and resurrection. Like Jesus, may this time of reflection prepare us so that our own journeys and our collective journey might be sustained and challenged anew.
Do note that Sundays are not included in the forty days of Lent. Each Sunday, no matter the season, is to be celebrated as a little Easter. That first Easter, the resurrection of Jesus, took place early on a Sunday. So, each and every Sunday celebrates the new life, new beginning and tremendous grace the Easter story offers us all.
As we now turn our hearts and minds to Lent, may we take the journey to Jerusalem and Golgotha slowly, thoughtfully, and prayerfully. May we take the journey knowing that we do not travel alone.
Elaine Hall & Don Willmer
