But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.

[From “When We Gather,” Lent Resource 2026, https://whenwegather.my.canva.site/lent2026/listen]

This is about wholeness
This is about justice.
This is about a new way of living.
This is about embracing the Christ-way.

This is about a spirituality of RESISTING anything that tries to convince us that MORE
Stuff
Effort
Control
Wealth
Popularity
Success
Can replace the longing for God inherent within.

Jesus knew this in the desert
When he uttered each sacred NO,
When he practiced the restraint
That clarified his call.

Are we too in a desert place?

What are we invited to resist and release
To get to the heart of what we truly crave?

This is about wholeness.
This is about justice.
This is about belonging.
This is about our planet.
This is about our oneness.

Listen to the gentle invitation
Signaling a different way:
LESS, LESS, LESS
Is the path to the MORE
You seek.

Prayer Phrase

“See, I am making all things new” (Revelation 21:5).

Weaving a Life

Hold, or imagine yourself holding, a piece of patterned cloth. Examine it carefully. Notice overlapping threads, mingling colors that form the design. Write a journal entry or meditate about the threads and patterns of your life. What design do you see? How does the life pattern you are weaving create justice and wholeness in God’s world? What new pattern is God calling you to weave?

Today’s Prayer for Peace

Engage in a daily practice of praying for peace in our world. Click here to read today’s prayer and be part of this practice of peace.