Lenten Resources
40 Simple Practices in list form by Sarah Bessy
GIFT Lent Calendar for an easy refrigerator hang-up from the Lutheran Church of Australia
Concentric Circles Coloring Calendar for your daily pre-work coloring pencil fetish
Or mark each day with a Spiral Calendar.
This devotional was written by members of Falls Church Presbyterian Church.
They also created another devotional for youth and families.
Daily
Throughout his ministry, Jesus fed people – not just their bodies but their souls—with good news, redemption, and stories of God’s kin(g)dom. This Lent, we too can be nourished, both in body and spirit. Whether with a devotional for families or one for individuals, a Lenten calendar that gives you something small to do each day (e-versions available below, paper versions available in the Narthex), or worship centered on the abundance we have through Jesus, come be part of this special season. Come, let us be fed by the Bread of Life!
All-in-one Lent in a Box (creative prayers, 5-finger prayer, Ash Wednesday at home, coloring sheets and more via the Michigan Conference of the UMC
They also have a Holy Week in a Box.
Share Ash Wednesday as a family.
Try tracing the Lord’s Prayer with your finger every day.
Use Spiritual “Playlists” for each week of Lent.
Use these colorful sheets to share Wonderings and Prayers each night as you also pray. about a justice issue
Don’t forget to Bless those Easter Eggs!
Families
A daily email helps us discover 40 Ways to use Lent to save Earth.
Use a Lenten Creation Care Calendar for bite-sized actions.
Read parts of this Study Guide to undergird your passion for creation with a theological framework.
This Calendar is more of a list but with some creative ideas.
Creation Care
GET CREATIVE! Get more ideas from the Anglican Church of Canada, get men involved with a friendly competition between saints in Lent Madness, try Lent Micropractices, or use this guide to experience TED Talks for Lent.
APPS
D365 – daily short devotional
Forty Days: A Lenten Journey – written by the Princeton Theological Seminary Community
ITUNES / GOOGLE
Ceaseless – Pray for a different person in your contacts each day
Download
Daily Prayer (Church of England, light blue) – if you like praying King James style!
ITUNES / GOOGLE
Daily Prayer (PCUSA, red) – Four prayers for different parts of the day
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BOOKS
Meditations for Lent by James G. Kirk
Daily readings from the scriptures with commentary
The Days Before Easter by W. A. Poovey
A study of the origins and customs of Lent plus daily devotions based on the Book of Isaiah
Prayers for Lent, Easter, and Pentecost by Donna E. Schaper
Gleanings from everyday life for the season
A Pilgrim’s Way: Meditations for Lent and Easter by J. Barrie Shepherd
Forty-seven days of morning and evening prayers
Kneeling in Jerusalem by Ann Weems (large print)
Poems for the days leading up to Easter
The Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer by John Dominic Crossan
OTHER FAITH PRACTICES FOR LENT
Find dozens of online resources and other practices here:
Take a spiritual personality test then contact Pastor Eric for some coaching on your type, its shadow sides and its possibilities for faith growth.
#InstaLent Photo Challenge – https://bustedhalo.com/ministry-resources/2019-instalent-photo-challenge - post a photo each day with the hashtags #bhlent2019 and #chevychasepc; the website has daily guides for what to post.
Follow #LentPraxis on social media
Unfollow problematic individuals on your social media feed; increase your following of people of color, justice organizations, etc. Add voices like Broderick Greer, Wil Gafney, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Christena Cleveland, Austin Channing, Micky Jones, and Lisa Sharon Harper.
Inventory your book collection and see how many books are written by white males.
Subscribe to a newspaper written by the homeless (Street Sense), or any underrepresented group.
Commit yourself to learning the history of racism in DC (read Chocolate City). Understand where your land came from, how it got to you, and who wasn’t allowed on it or was kicked off it.
Visit the National Museum of African American History; look at how the faith of slaves differs from typical American Christianity.
On Good Friday, read the names and stories of lynching victims from the DMV.