New Worship Series for Lent
“Lookin’ for Love in all the wrong places” is our worship theme for the next eight weeks. Encompassing the season of Lent, Holy Week and Easter, this series is a creation of Dr. Marcia McFee’s Worship Design Studio (WDS), which we are adapting for our worship.
(Click on image to view series video trailer)
“Yet even now, says the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting... rend your hearts and not your clothing.” — Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Lent began on Ash Wednesday, a “marker” of the beginning of a journey of self-reflection and discernment, originating in the 11th century church. The journey of repentance is about “turning around” (the origin of the word) so that we might be in right relationship with God. In a sense, we are looking for love once again. When we look to God for love — not simply for the approval of others — and start with our own “turning,” we participate in the “turning around” of the world.
The Christian scriptures offer many images of where love, grace, forgiveness, righteousness, and healing can REALLY be found. And it is not in the “usual” places. Isn’t it as true of us today as it was of the scriptural authors? Don’t we often look for wholeness and happiness in places that offer only temporary “good feelings” and satisfaction? Lent is a wonderfully reflective time to reassess where we are searching for meaning and purpose. We’ll move through stories of Jesus to find out who offers the “real deal.”
We hope you’ll join us as we seek to search for God’s Love in all the right places!
Resources for your Lenten journey:
For your daily reflection and devotional practice, we will post on our Facebook page an image that has content related to the theme and scripture passage for each week of the series.
A downloadable printable (pdf) journal that you can use as a reflection guide during the season. It contains prompts for journaling about our priorities, and what we might want to change, as well as book suggestions and music playlists related to the theme. (download/print the journal)
A downloadable (pdf) document with suggestions and links for books recommended for adults, teens, and children, and music playlists.