Our worship series this year offers us many stories of Jesus encountering people who are seeking: Nicodemus comes to him in the veil of night, he approaches a Samaritan woman at a well, he heals a man born without sight. In these stories, each person is seeking a new beginning, a different life, a deeper faith. What unfolds is an exchange filled with questions and exploration. Often, an unveiling occurs—assumptions are disrupted, a new perspective is revealed, mystery grows.
Like the characters in our Lenten scriptures, we are also seeking many things: clarity, connection, wonder, justice, balance. We are seeking our calling, the sacred, and how to live as a disciple. Throughout the turbulence of the past few years, many of us are asking big questions about our lives and our faith. We hope this series will help us unpack some of those big questions in ways that are honest and faithful. Throughout this season, we hope you will continually ask yourself: what am I seeking? What is God seeking?1
As we enter the season of Lent this year, we invite you to consider how you might embrace it and all that it holds for you this year. We will have opportunities to worship together in-person and through our online campus. The experiences of Palm Sunday and Easter are not complete without Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, and we encourage you to make time in your schedule to attend those services as well. Consider joining a Lenten Study with Pastor Kelly or the Know and Grow Class. A rich devotional full of scripture, artwork, commentary, poetry, coloring, and reflections is available at the Welcome Desk in the Commons in regular and large print or as easy to use devotional cards for families. You can request an electronic copy via email (please specify whether you will read it from a screen or want to print from home.) We pray that you be blessed during this season of seeking.