Lent 2021

View and download the Ash Wednesday service and daily Lenten Reflections below.

Daily Reflections

A diverse group of writers from across our conference share their thoughts on Isaiah 58:11.

Day 5 – Rev. John Gumbo

February 22, 2021

Early morning in May 1963, as the sun was rising and the birds of the forest were singing songs of praise, in a small thatched mud house in Africa, a […] Continue Reading→
Day 4 – Rev. Carolyn Cummings-Woriax

February 20, 2021

Joyfully, as we prepare for the Lenten Season, Isaiah’s action words – guide, satisfy, and strengthen – remind us of God’s faithfulness. Psalm 23 also demonstrates God’s continual faithfulness. We […] Continue Reading→
Day 3 – Rev. Alma Tinoco-Ruiz

February 19, 2021

God created a beautiful, watered garden that can produce all we need to satisfy our needs. Yet, for most of us, it is not enough. We live in a consumerist […] Continue Reading→
Day 2 – Rev. Edgar De Jesus

February 18, 2021

Summers in my homeland, the Philippines, are really hot and humid with temperatures sometimes rising as high as 100°F. During this season, there is not much rain and all there […] Continue Reading→
Day 1 – Bishop Hope Morgan Ward

February 17, 2021

Today is a day to bow together in humility before God. We are human, limited, temporary. We will come and we will go. We will sleep and we will wake. We will […] Continue Reading→