LENT DEVOTIONAL 2026 (18 Feb-2 Apr)
The word “Lent” comes from the Old English word “lengten,” which simply means “spring”— when the days lengthen and new life springs forth. It is a time in which we anticipate the victory of the light and life of Christ over the darkness of sin and death. It is, to borrow a phrase from C.S. Lewis, a season of a kind of “happiness and wonder that makes you serious.” It is our prayer that you would plan your journey from Ash Wednesday to Resurrection Sunday. May you be reminded of the reality of our broken humanity, but as days grow brighter, may you also experience with greater abundance the reality of God’s redeeming grace. And so, just as we carefully prepare for big events in our personal lives, such as a wedding or commencement, Lent invites us to make our hearts ready for remembering Jesus’ death & resurrection.
(GOSPEL IN LIFE, Foreword)