Chocolate Jesus, keepin' me satisfied....
Here we are, the first Sunday of Lent. As you can tell by looking at our worship space, the season of Lent has some distinctive features to it: the baptismal font filled with rocks reminding us that a life of faith is often rocky. But like this water fountain in the midst of the rocks, God is with us on the journey – sustaining us, nurturing us, and nourishing us. The dried plants remind us that our spiritual lives can be dry, dusty, and barren, wintery. Lent is a season that calls us to do three things: 1. Remember who we are – a people of God, made in God’s image – made good to do good. 2. Become intentional in our practice of faith 3. Focus on gratitude Our reading from Deuteronomy opens this season with a clear call to remembrance – the Hebrew people have finally come to the end of their forty years of wandering in the wilde...