Lent 2026

In the Bible, thirst can serve as a metaphor for our need for God. We can see that sometimes we are desperately thirsty for what God can provide for us (like the Israelites in the wilderness near Rephidim) or we are thirsty because the water we've been drinking—the things from which we've been seeking security…

God's call for the life of faith is a journey without any maps along the way. He asks us to trust him as he leads us to surprising places, as Abraham found out when God led him to the promised land, and as Nicodemus discovered when he went to speak with Jesus at night.

When Human beings say, "No" to God, the power of sin spreads like a virus through creation; but when Jesus of Nazareth said, "Yes" to God in everything he unleashes a different sort of virus, one that spreads righteousness around the world. This new 'virus' allows us to live reconciled to God in a world…