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This Sunday - the third Sunday of Lent - we will be challenged by the words of Jesus in Luke 13:1-9.  What does it mean to repent?  How do we bear fruit in season?  I hope to see you Sunday to learn more.

 For the second Sunday of Lent, we hear Jesus’ lament for Jerusalem in Luke 13:31-35.  It’s amazing how determined we are to turn away from the life God wants for us.  And yet, Jesus longs to care for us like a mother hen with her chicks safely under her wings.  I hope to see you Sunday to learn more.   

We begin Lent this Sunday with Luke’s telling of the testing of Jesus in the wilderness.  I’ve always loved the profound ways Jesus is tempted to provide for himself, instead of relying on God.  But, there’s one part of the story that I’ve always glossed over: the fasting.  We have learned in our study of Celebration of Disciplines how fasting can open us in powerful ways to what God is doing.  As a part of the sermon, I will share with you an invitation to fast during Lent this year.  We hope it will be an opportunity to reclaim an ancient practice in a new way… in a challenging time.  And, as always, we have much to learn about Jesus who has gone ahead of us.

Begin Lent with beautiful music, meaningful prayer, and the impostion of ashes.