Lent will begin in just a few weeks, and this year we invite you to let your prayers, disciplines, and thoughts attend to God’s creation, particularly the Earth we share with our fellow creatures inhabiting its land, waters, and air. This Lenten focus is particularly meaningful this year since our youth are planning an immersion trip in the summer with creation care as their theme. In addition to a Lenten Devotional by Leah Schade and a number of study and service opportunities, we also want to create a shared devotional experience:
We all have images, songs, scripture passages, video clips, poems, and other sharable treasures that inspire or challenge us when we reflect on our place and role in God’s creation. Our plan is to collect these items and to share one of them each day during Lent via email and on Facebook. So you can simply share a picture or a song, or you can add a paragraph or two about why you want to share it. And the same goes for poems, video clips, and scripture passages. Or you can just share your prayers, or the thoughts of your grandchild.
We trust that with all of us participating, this will be a beautiful offering of praise and lament, confession and call to action. Please send your contribution by February 21 to creation@vinestreet.org. Thank you!