We’re jumping into a little Lenten reflection series at Bread & Wine, and I thought I’d jot down a few thoughts here on the interwebs for church-folk following along at home or just for revisiting throughout the weeks of Lent.

I think Lent presents us with a time for some deep reflection and maybe even provides us with a season of discernment. In the space of 40 days of thoughtfulness there’s a chance to take a minute to get the lay of the land of our lives and hearts. That’s what my hope for these questions is, truly—-just a jumping off point for your personal discernment with that Holy Ghost and also a way for us to move through the Lenten season together, too, in whatever parts of this process you’d like to share as a group.

The stories and rhythms of the natural world feel like home to me, and so when I was thinking through a thematic grouping for our reflection, plants and their growth immediately came to mind. (No one is surprised.) So, all that to say, we’ll be using some very basic gardening information to guide our questions!

There is something here for us in this season, I think. The writing will most definitely not be eloquent (hello, mom brain), but I hope these weekly thoughts might stir some conversation internally and amongst us that leads to life more abundantly for all of us.