The Lenten Season – First Sunday

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Simplicity, not suffering, is the point of fasting in Lent. The Lord delights in our freedom, not our pain, yet invites us to fast in order to be truly free. Therefore, we simplify our lives to realize just how much time is spent on our own pleasures, the joy and indulgence of our senses. When we simplify our meals or turn off the screens, we create margin, space in which we are now free to hear God in redemptive ways. Simplicity in Lent requires intentionality, yet it is always an invitation born out of God’s love for you and the life you gain, never focusing solely on that which is lost.

Inhabit (a devotional journal for Lent by Dwell)

The Lenten Season – Day 4

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In honor of this season, I will be posting inspiring music for most of the next 40 days. I hope you’ll use this music as an opportunity to quiet and settle yourself; for contemplation, preparation, and thanksgiving. May you be encouraged and realize the felt presence of Peace and Love as you hear the music; may you hear the message meant for you in each of the musical offerings. Wishing you peace and every good!

The Lenten Season – Day 3

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Though difficult to see, the limitations of Lent are actually essential to a life of freedom! Our decisions to curtail consumption set us free to hunger and thirst for God. As we rein in patterns of self-absorption and vanity, we are liberated to encounter his love in the face of the other. And when we commit ourselves to intentional rhythms of prayer, we learn to hear his voice speaking through the chaos and noise of our daily lives.

Inhabit (a devotional journal for Lent by Dwell)

The Lenten Season – Day 2

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In honor of this season, I will be posting inspiring music for most of the next 40 days. I hope you’ll use this music as an opportunity to quiet and settle yourself; for contemplation, preparation, and thanksgiving. May you be encouraged and realize the felt presence of Peace and Love as you hear the music; may you hear the message meant for you in each of the musical offerings. Wishing you peace and every good!

“What if we view this desert time of Lent as not just a time to reflect or to lament or to confess or to fast, but a time where we learn to be free?”

Megan Westra

Ash Wednesday — The Lenten Season

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In honor of this season, I will be posting inspiring music for most of the next 40 days. I hope you’ll use this music as an opportunity to quiet and settle yourself; for contemplation, preparation, and thanksgiving. May you be encouraged and realize the felt presence of Peace and Love as you hear the music; may you hear the message meant for you in each of the musical offerings. Wishing you peace and every good!

“Lent comes providentially to awaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.”

Pope Francis

For reference, click here to obtain a Wikipedia article describing the history and meaning of Lent.