Practicing Lent - Fifth Week
During this year's season of Lent, Church of the Redeemer is using a devotional from Salt Project called, “Practicing Lent.” Below you will see their suggested practices for this week, designed to deepen your journey through these 40 days of lengthening light. Practice them alone, or with a partner, friends, or family, sharing experiences and insights as you travel. If you would like to have a printed copy of these practices, you will find them in the library with our other Lenten resources.
Fifth Week in Lent
READ
John 11:1-45
MEDITATE
The dead man came out, his hands and fee bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
PRACTICE
"Be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
This week, try practicing the change you wish to see in the world. Start with what you long for: What change is your deepest prayer for the world? What resurrection, what new birth? And then: What concrete step can you take this week? Gather neighbors and clean up an abandoned lot; give someone the gift of flowers, a home-cooked meal, or an unexpected note of appreciation. Use your hands and heart to their fullest, trusting that God can use even the smallest actions to unbind life and set it free.
As you become the change you seek, let your goal be to participate in the many resurrections God unleashes all around, today and tomorrow.
