In Lent, we’re reminded that, again and again, suffering and brokenness find us. We doubt again, we lament again, we mess up again. Again and again, the story of Jesus on the cross repeats—every time lives are taken unjustly, every time the powerful choose corruption and violence, every time individuals forget how to love. With exacerbation we exclaim, “Again?! How long, O God?” And yet, in the midst of the motion of our lives, God offers a sacred refrain: “I choose you, I love you, I will lead you to repair.” Again and again, God breaks the cycle and offers us a new way forward.

This theme provides a clear invitation in a time when much is unclear. Even if worshiping apart, we come to God again and again with our prayers, our dreams, our hopes, and our doubts. Even if from a distance, we will continue to be community to one another—especially when it’s hard—by choosing each other over and over again. We will continue to love God with the same persistence God chooses and claims us.

In this season, we need rituals—both old and new—to remember and be transformed. Embodied practice builds muscle memory. Repetition helps retrain our neural pathways. We need the 46 days of Lent because this season shapes us into more faithful disciples. Join us this Lent as again and again, we bring all of who we are to God and trust that God will meet us, time and again, along the way.

2/17 Ash Wednesday + Again & Again, WE’RE INVITED IN 
2/21 First Sunday in Lent + Again & Again, GOD MEETS US

2/28 Second Sunday in Lent + Again & Again, WE ARE CALLED TO LISTEN

3/7 Third Sunday in Lent + Again & Again, WE ARE SHOWN THE WAY

3/14 Fourth Sunday in Lent + Again & Again, GOD LOVES FIRST

3/21 Fifth Sunday in Lent + Again & Again, WE ARE REFORMED

3/28 Palm Sunday + Again & Again, WE DRAW ON COURAGE

4/1 Maundy Thursday + Again & Again, WE ARE HELD TOGETHER

4/2 Good Friday + Again & Again, WE FIND OURSELVES HERE

4/4 Easter Sunday Again & Again, THE SON/SUN RISES

Cover Artwork by Nathan Himes