Lent 2026: Stubborn Hope

None of us will live forever, but we can surely live “in the forever.” The Risen Life invites us to a full participation in our true inheritance. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Hemos sido heridos por la ausencia de la belleza y parados a la puerta del sepulcro vacío nos comprometemos a reimaginar, reivindicar, reconstruir y regocijarnos, porque… Cristo vive. Regístrese para recibir correos electrónicos de reflexión diaria aquí:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Hemos sido heridos por la ausencia de la belleza y parados a la puerta del sepulcro vacío nos comprometemos a reimaginar, reivindicar, reconstruir y regocijarnos, porque… Cristo vive. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Good Friday invites us to look at the suffering we deny, the suffering we can’t bear to see and feel in a world fraught with sin, death, violence, war, hate, injustice, division, poverty, and illness. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Jesus offers a model of how to address what was not in our plans—the reality that the world has not moved toward justice and peace. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Trafficking victims and survivors know all too well the passion of Christ—being sold out by someone they thought of as friend, family, romantic partner, or even spiritual leader—and turned over to the hands of those who inflict incredible violence against them. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

It's a little scary to look inward and face our own fickleness and frustration, but God is calling each of us into friendship. Our journey during Holy Week is the perfect time to answer that call. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Sometimes it would be easier to turn away than to hear the news of one more Black person killed by injustice, but Jesus’ followers are called to join his stand for justice. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

We ride into Holy Week with our holy frustration on the memory of a riot—reminded that those silenced demand to be heard and that our destination is peace. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

As God's people, we are called to allow our frustration and indignation at the injustices of world to draw us toward compassion, empathy, and action. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

May we be open, inviting a sense of awe, present to the good works that make faith tangible in the world, bringing our hearts back to God. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

My image of God is too small. Or, I could say, my image of God is never big enough. This can have frustrating consequences—particularly in the face of the climate crisis. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Storytelling is a ritual in making meaning, in making room for prophetic voices. An imperfect offering, but stories can transform us. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

We are called to help one another tell a new story—one in which God is a source of our healing rather than the author of our pain.  Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Our endeavors, paired with God’s grace, bring to light the world we want to live in.  Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

And when asked where they find strength to oppose the death penalty, Syl & Vicki Schieber point to today's Gospel story in John—often called The Passage of the Woman Caught in Adultery. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Our work to build a more equitable world may make others uncomfortable. But we are called to take heart, re-engage, and remain confident in God's protection. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

We encounter God who take the side of the anawim, “the little ones,” those who are poor, marginalized, brokenhearted, or “crushed in spirit.” Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Sometimes I wonder if we deserve to be saved. It’s hard to argue in our favor. In my darkest moments, I’m tempted to believe that we’ll never learn, never change. Fortunately, grace isn’t about deserving. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

We best serve God's will by cultivating belonging—interacting and living with each other and building God's beloved community. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

When addressing racism apart from the Gospel, it cripples our ability to look for God in all people and in all things. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

Our desire to see wrongs righted, our yearning for good to come amidst tragedy—these are the ways in which God reminds us that He is near. Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

There is hope if we bring God’s welcome and love to all people throughout the world.  Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

How are you called to think differently and to discern how to live out the responsibility of your privilege? Sign up for the accompanying daily emails here:  igsol.net/lent-2022

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